My Elements

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Fire drenches with sweat.
Salty stars slide from your eyes.
The dark can't hide us.

My ghost—
so pervasive
refuses to cross veils
stiff from tears dried to bitter dust.
Kill me.

Water burns the blood.
Ashes now fly from your mind.
The light exposes.


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MyNAh_27's picture
Hi Angela, Sincere thanks for your generous comments on Life Is Wonderful that was recently awarded Member Poem Of The Day. Sorry for delay in responding. May I take the opportunity of wishing you well in this contest. Your entry above has an intense raw beauty, lyrical fire. Best Wishes MyNAh_27

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