For The Burn

anything worth doing can be set on fire

there are entire scenic drives that might be improved / with a match

that looks like a bridge / burn it
it might be a sand castle / burn it / how? / use plenty of fuel
it might be fireproof / burn it / mock it until it kindles
it might be invincible / flatter it / see it burn from within

say, is that narrative / or lyric /  surreal / photoreal / protest / pratfall / love?

if it will burn / it is all of those / and it will burn
see the edges already curling?

for the burn / you should swallow a candle
for the burn / you may thread sparklers in your eyebrows

for the burn / fall into the firepit as the licking heat strains for you
why make it so hard to be consumed?

burn it and yourself
ash is a truth / all things end

immortality is relative to the height of the fire / to the strength of the fire / to the sturdiness of the fuel

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A poet with a history in slam, lots of publications; my personal poetry and a little bit of daily life and opinions. Read the page called "About..." for the details. View all posts by Tony Brown

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