Nero's Foil
NERO’S FOIL
There is a light reflected in my lover’s eyes,
it is the candle that bounces with my every
breath, we are so close.
I stare at the flame and it becomes the fire
that razed Rome and I am Nero with my
violin only I can’t play the violin, it dangles
From my hand like a useless appendage
and the city will burn unaccompanied.
I breathe to watch the flames dance.
Then one strong gust and the light is out
And I am left to fumble my way through
the darkness to find her heart once more.
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