When the frigid chill
of his burnt-out life
ignites. . .
with the gasoline I pour
to put him out . . .
maybe the blaze
will scorch
the icy crystals blooming
concrete hard . . .
like barnacles
where a heart
once beat.
--Dorothy Lee, @dottie_mabry on Instagram, 14/11/2023
Theme : War, Revenge, Betrayal, Others -- Anger
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