Smoldering like a cheap cigarette
dissolving like vapor in rain
Left to drown in my regret
Never to feel the same
What they don't tell you
Burns hot like fire
Into ash
with no
air
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Kelli Sheckler-Amsden
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Comments (7)
Burns like hot fire into ash with no air. I especially loved that part!
This is incredibly well written. That opening line was especially magnificent.
As much as we hate it, pain is such a powerful connection to the elements. Loved the visuals
You captured so much in so few words. Well done.
Oh, I loved the visceral and elemental journey of this ❤️ Wonderful, poignant work, Kelli! 🤗❤️
Beautiful sorrow. You captured what few are lucky enough to escape in love and loss.
This is quite the description of cigarette smoking. Good work.