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Staring into the flames
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Gathering, to collect the kindling
and make its bed.
Accelerant anoints.
A cough, someone points
the extended match,
friends that have no inkling
the slim redhead, stroked, ignition came.
Who's fingers will be burned
Finger's of flame,
licking like a lions tongue,
a mange of hunger
teeth that saw
Gathering, to collect the kindling
and make its bed.
Accelerant anoints.
A cough, someone points
the extended match,
friends that have no inkling
the slim redhead, stroked, ignition came.
Who's fingers will be burned
Finger's of flame,
licking like a lions tongue,
a mange of hunger
teeth that saw
Published 5th May 2021
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5th May 2021 12:17pm
Wow! Talk about imagery and metaphor, Slip! This is stellar on both accounts!
Well done! You are taking poetry by the horns, my friend.
Well done! You are taking poetry by the horns, my friend.
5th May 2021 1:44pm
Written for Cabcools May Po Mo ( under 50 words ) proving quite a challenge, as he is setting such high targets
