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Ablaze
March 3, 2013
Slowly unreeling highways and
Interstates from the palm of my
Hand, I gather silver coins for
Collect calls to your vending
Machine heart but the receiver
Is too muddled, too fuzzy, I am
Not fireproof —
little sparks igniting in my cigarette
ribs:
breathing underwater, always,
I am unfamiliar with arson but the
Bed is always burning when I
Unravel, my pockets jingle with
Silver coins and I hide
From reckless impulses —
i never liked the smell of flaming
bridges and matchstick lies:
smoke trails from my fingertips,
always
© Jeffrey J., Honokka, HI
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