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Magical Thinking
I thought of rooms on fire And the smoke alarm detected A strangeness still in the air After I had smelled its ash for days Finally, the sound of something there Then I thought of you And the back door...
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Purify
This morning I woke Cradled under layers of Antiseptic snow I wish that I had stayed Pure and packed in ice today Melting hurts too much Best to light me up Cleansing fast by fire instead The ashes for...
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Purify (again)
This morning I woke Cradled under layers of Antiseptic snow I wish that I had stayed Pure and packed in ice today Melting hurts too much Best to light me up Cleansing fast by fire instead The ashes for...
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Flames
We may burn with it But at least we are striking Our own god-damned match -a.r. Painting: Spirit of Fire artist unknown found here: https://nuannaarpoq.wordpress.com/2013/01/27/serving-the-elements-fire/
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Ember
I watched that last ember Ash gasping for life I mourned as it flashed Spark to black Then it surprised me Clawed quick back to light I stayed witness To learn from its fight -a.r. Painting: Lady by...
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Ember
I sat with and watched That last flick of ember Warm ash gasping for life I mourned it as it flashed From spark to nothing black Then I sat in evening awe When I saw it claw quick Back to light and...
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Anger
An alchemic fire Crucial creation, before That it fucking burns -me Painting: Overcome, by Carne Griffiths
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Cin
The day after Dies with An unseen sigh A quick puff Into nothing A bond that Never was Because It isn’t now And ashes Never thawed One single Ice-cold thing -me Photograph by Remsphoto
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Phantosmia
My sense Of smell Burns quick today A fireplace Not used Since fall Cigarettes I don’t smoke At all Dinner burned And scraped Last week Sage barely used Because I’ll never Be clean A candle Blown out...
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