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Lori Jones McCaffery
Poems
May 2021
WAX
Like a candle in a blast furnace
I didn’t last long
In the presence of your genius.
My tiny light added nothing
To the brilliance
Of your Sun.
And my substance melted
In a moment.
Hopefully I left a smear
Of adoration
On your carpet
ljm
About someone you might know.
Written by
Lori Jones McCaffery
F/Laughlin, Nevada
(F/Laughlin, Nevada)
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