Set Aflame

 A candle burning

from every end

from no end

within

and

without

wax runs

wax congeals

wicks lit

wicks out

scent is strong

scent is black

scent is back again

Where there is burning

there is fire

set me aflame

and burn me down

so long as the smoke

is beautiful

26-April-2024

Tressa Lee Breen

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