Fire
i flicker
when spoken of
glow
in the breath
you shouldn’t have wasted
on apologies
ash settles like snow
on the bones of yesterday
still warm
if you press hard enough
to blister
i eat
whatever dares to name me--
anger
love
home
god
you told me
i burned too easily
but you lit the match
and called me beautiful
beneath my skin
a cinder waits
i have never ended
i have only gone quiet
for now
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