Aloe and Witch-Hazel

Like aloe and witch-hazel,
She balms the troubled soul,
Although I do suspect that is
Not typically her goal —

She’s more of a disrupter,
At odds with her own ends:
And if you dive too deep, you will
Most surely get the bends.

“Where nothing’s promised, much is given” —
(To a fevered brain)
Like aloe and witch-hazel,
You might try her

In vain

6 thoughts on “Aloe and Witch-Hazel

      1. It burns like hell and then you beg your mom not to put it on your scraped knee…it’s just a small booboo please, no!!! Not the iodine!

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