Scented Sentencing
Life Sentence
Scented Sentencing
February 3, 2016
Lit up
And forgotten about
But still enjoyed
I got so soft
I was disappearing
I faded away
Burned down
And left to my own devices
Left to fend for myself
I stiffened up
When I was left alone
I didn’t need the air
Ignited again
Getting drained away
A life so short
I choked
I sputtered I need the oxygen
Asphyxiated
Holding on
To my lambent life
Before my light is snuffed
Burned again
Alive until I’m dead
Breathing until I can’t
Final spark
I lit your dark
Have you no heart?
Sweet scents
Linger after I am gone
You won’t regret me leaving
You’ll move on
Toss me in the trash
And get a new one
About the Creator
Thor Grey (G. Steven Moore)
Since 1991, this compassionate writer has grown through much adversity in life. One day it will culminate on his final day on Earth, but until then, we learn something new every day and we all have something to offer to others as well.
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