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I Got Low. (The Descent)

I got low

I went down

In my descent

I brushed the ground

And down below

Amidst the dirt

My ***** fingers

Combed the earth

I went deeper

Nails and teeth

The bones of trees

The stones beneath.

And then- at last-

Upon the fringe

My hands brushed hell

My fingers singed

I reached bottom

Saw you there

Immersed in fire's

Dancing flare.

 

At the bottom

At the end

I watched you burn

And fell again.

 

The inferno's twice as hot

When you have to watch someone you love

 

Burn.

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sarah-spang
33 / F
Published
Mar 15, 2016
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