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poem submitted to "Mend the Fences or Burn the Bridges" poetry contest, Margarita Lillico, sponsor, 7/19/2026
I’ll burn the bridges—yes, ignite the night~ a blazing, dramatic opera staged in firelight. Let sparks go swirling like betrayed desires, each plank a martyr to my mighty pyres. I rise victorious as the embers rise, a tragic heroine with smoke-filled eyes. Let smoke proclaim my bold, rebellious creed~ No looking back, no bridge shall I ever need. And when I’m stranded on my lonely, self-righteous shore, I shall sigh, “How noble to return no more.” Then whisper to the ashes at my feet, “Perhaps I overdid the whole retreat.”
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