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Winter Fires
I've been burning winter fires -
trying to forget about you
and failing miserably.
I've pruned back bushes
pulled reluctant roots from soil
sawn branches back to boughs
and now there's a yellow flame
that darts through the debris
and smoke that curls upwards
taking memories of summer nights
until it's only a memory itself,
smelling sharp, stinging the eyes.
I've been burning winter fires -
trying to forget about you
and failing miserably.
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