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Pyre

When you name me, spit it. Your mouth is lukewarm,

and your lips too porous. Remove me.

 

Throw me on the heap that's nearly hill and

light the ****** up already.

Let me burn last, so I can see the rest go before me

and know.

No rest for the weary cremator, eh?

Let us all burn fast. Let's get this over with.

 

It's never over, though, is it?

None of these were ever special. None of us was ever "yours."

When you name me, call me "Kindling."

Call me what you've called us, each, if you call me at all.

Later on, you can smile and blame the ashes!

 

I know I've trusted blind and spat my best lessons

back into the wind.

I will always be a wanderer, broken glass at my feet, each step.

Lacerate me. Separate my skin again. Break me open and see the rot inside this tree.

****** ******

 

**** me. The same

mistakes

archetypes

engagements

entanglements

Miles.

Years.

A lifetime.

One and the same.

 

**** me.

Throw me on the heap that's almost hill. And light the ****** up.

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Written by
kyle-kulseth
M / American
Published
May 19, 2025
Lines·Words
29·186
Tags
#people#relationships#time#memory#hellopoetry#frustration#anger#regret
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