The ember extinguishes,
Imposing darkness.
The pyre's carcinogen
ushers him to move on.
The fragrance teleports him:
Childhood bonfires,
Burning cities,
The end of civilization.
Burn it all down!
So much is lost.
From the fires of rebellion,
regression into tribes.
Among the ashes,
he finds a charred Bible
and quickly hides it.
Demoniacal wailing nearby.
He hurries to his bivouac,
hidden in a cliffside crevasse.
He devours the legible words,
diligently memorizing fragments.
A far off explosion reverberates;
pinned up book pages quake.
He mumbles ***** and Gomorrah
… to ashes … the ungodly.”
Feebly he undresses:
jacket with phoenix insignia,
tattered baseball cap,
and military boots.
His eyes, deeply sunken,
craving to espy hope.
His quivering emaciated frame
lowers unto a cot.
Laying his hoary head to pillow,
Phrases, memories, and regrets
accompany him to the celestial gates;
the ember extinguishes.
Sep 12, 2021
Sep 12, 2021 at 1:46 PM UTC
The ember extinguishes,
Imposing darkness.
The pyre's carcinogen
ushers him to move on.
The fragrance teleports him:
Childhood bonfires,
Burning cities,
The end of civilization.
Burn it all down!
So much is lost.
From the fires of rebellion,
regression into tribes.
Among the ashes,
he finds a charred Bible
and quickly hides it.
Demoniacal wailing nearby.
He hurries to his bivouac,
hidden in a cliffside crevasse.
He devours the legible words,
diligently memorizing fragments.
A far off explosion reverberates;
pinned up book pages quake.
He mumbles ***** and Gomorrah
… to ashes … the ungodly.”
Feebly he undresses:
jacket with phoenix insignia,
tattered baseball cap,
and military boots.
His eyes, deeply sunken,
craving to espy hope.
His quivering emaciated frame
lowers unto a cot.
Laying his hoary head to pillow,
Phrases, memories, and regrets
accompany him to the celestial gates;
the ember extinguishes.
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