FRAGILITY
Poem written for Body Possession Horror Poetry contest, Micheal Fulkerson, sponsor, 7/22/2025
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Locusts serenade me as I rock,
suspended, in the soft embrace of my hammock.
The air is lovely and eerie,
heavy with the ghost of jasmine.
But then—a change,
a shudder in the atmosphere,
a flicker, a spark, a pulse of light, getting brighter,
a fiery arc...
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