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i set my house
on fire
on purpose.
finally,
coming to realize
none of this
stuff
is worth it.
the heat
burns
but
i welcome
the rage.
let it
cleanse.
healing magic.
righteous power.
the ash of my bones
will greet the responders.
they will cry for me,
but the butterfly
i send
will whisper
to them
i'm free.
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Mae Flowers
Weaver of words into poetry and short fiction. Fan of the Oxford comma.
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