Tag Archives: Fire

Precious Kindling

Lost poems all over my lifeStrewnAcross abandoned floorsSlipped underClosed doorsI have scribbled my heart on my sleevesOn napkinsOn the backs of dead leavesI have burned love in a pyre of shameSet fire to the wordsThat cradled your nameAnd watched what … Continue reading

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Climactic

CLIMACTIC 42 million years ago Or so Two flies got caught In amber Whilst caught in each other And in something Unplanned A tiny grand window Into the sins Of ancient creatures Sticky with desire Now permanently frozen Forever on … Continue reading

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The New World

THE NEW WORLD A blood-red sky looms over EdenThe clouds cannot cry anythingBut ash The grass disappearsFires rage with insatiable greedAs the land bleeds life into the unseen ocean They are beyond emotion The flames rise to praise a dark … Continue reading

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Go On

Go On   Here I am, basket and case Some wicker figure with a painted face There you are lighting the match Hoping to create or destroy it Hoping the fire will catch   I really am made of straw … Continue reading

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Prometheus Rebound

We are creatures of the flesh Made of used and ancient parts Born to suffer the desire Raging through us   Fire eats the north Pacific As the sun sets beatific glances On the ocean Where it drowns   Finally … Continue reading

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