I can hear that lovely, calming crackle
see the flames rise and dance
the wood below both hard
and ember orange
sweating smoke
But I don't feel the heat
the air doesn't get too thick and make me cough
the logs don't collapse in on themselves
with that crack
the sound of a surrender only given
to fire
The same moment
captured
and tossed on the pyre
over
and
over
Burning my life away
April 23, 2022
Tressa Lee Breen
Day 23
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