There is nothing left
but a mute scream
wrapped in barbed wire
dipped in gasoline
Holding the match
between teeth
clenched tight
dreaming sulfur,
sparks
Oxygen feeding
combustion equals
explosion,
vacuum,
creation of
emancipated
******
***
-JBClaywell
©P&ZPublications; 2016
Feb 28, 2016
Feb 28, 2016 at 11:12 AM UTC
There is nothing left
but a mute scream
wrapped in barbed wire
dipped in gasoline
Holding the match
between teeth
clenched tight
dreaming sulfur,
sparks
Oxygen feeding
combustion equals
explosion,
vacuum,
creation of
emancipated
******
***
-JBClaywell
©P&ZPublications; 2016
Something a bit more esoteric.
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