your life was supposed to be a
b r i l l i a n t
b u r n i n g
f i r e
but all you have are
ashes in your lungs
and embers in your heart
and smoke in your eyes.

you have no fire left.
you are a ghost made
of
s m o k e
and
a s h e s

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this book is a continuation
of my other poetry book
"another broken eternity"

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to be burning is to be alive

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