I build fires
just long enough to choke on the smoke and blind my eyes
I smother the flames
every time
with my own breath the desire to give heat away
I carry the ashes in my rain jacket pocket like loose change
I’m sure I’ll let go of someday
I build fires
just long enough to choke on the smoke and blind my eyes
I smother the flames
every time
with my own breath the desire to give heat away
I carry the ashes in my rain jacket pocket like loose change
I’m sure I’ll let go of someday