Teddy Bear

Teddy Bear cholla (Cylindropuntia bigelovii)


My name suggests
embraceable, but
arms that seek
to cuddle me will find
a prickly reception.

I am a lesson grown
in sun and sand that
a name can bear deception.

©Susie Clevenger 2015

NaPoWriMo ~ Day 29

Comments

Buddah Moskowitz said…
Delightful, esp your use of personification.
April 29, 2015 at 6:02 PM
Unknown said…
Oh, indeed it can! We had hundreds of these near our last house. Stinkers, for sure!
April 29, 2015 at 6:38 PM
Sanaa Rizvi said…
Absolutely beautiful...! Stunned by the vivid use of personification :D
xoxo
April 29, 2015 at 7:09 PM
Ella said…
So, clever! Yes, you nailed this one...
April 29, 2015 at 8:42 PM
brudberg said…
Never ever hug them.. I recall those ones.
April 29, 2015 at 11:19 PM
Jim said…
I've not seen this kind of cactus, Susie. I lived in El Paso for five years but none there that I knew of.
Quite pretty though.
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April 30, 2015 at 12:20 AM
Magaly Guerrero said…
Prickly, aren't we. I've never seen this delightful teddy bear who speaks so warningly in your poem, but you've captured his voice so well... that I feel like we've met before. ;-)
April 30, 2015 at 2:17 AM
Gillena Cox said…
nice one; thanks for stoppin by to read mine

much love...
April 30, 2015 at 2:44 AM
Anonymous said…
I know this is true. I once dated a total bitch named Joy.
April 30, 2015 at 3:57 AM
hedgewitch said…
This one feels like it just jumped from your pen, Susie, perfectly formed, and with a kick at the end that won't quit. Not only looks can be deceiving.
April 30, 2015 at 10:49 AM
Vandana Sharma said…
To me this poem has a great indepth meaning. isn't life itself a deception? .
April 30, 2015 at 12:25 PM
grapeling said…
oh, well done. those spines are *nasty* ~
May 1, 2015 at 7:19 AM
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