knowing furnace heat,
not the inferno beneath.
playing cat and mouse,
not cheetah and thom's gazelle,
but knowing the chase,
the atomic shiver:
it boldens
the least brave.
Sweating out pain,
but not until it throttles
the *****
Nov 23, 2017
Nov 23, 2017 at 7:09 AM UTC
knowing furnace heat,
not the inferno beneath.
playing cat and mouse,
not cheetah and thom's gazelle,
but knowing the chase,
the atomic shiver:
it boldens
the least brave.
Sweating out pain,
but not until it throttles
the *****
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