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in the dizzying beautiful darkness
of flames like crosses with halos
a fevered kaleidoscope of imagination
a deeper fortune than her smile
~detached~
a place i can’t enter
a shelter from weird strangers
a haven from the ugliness of the world
(through cunning and evasion)
~solemnity~
existing on the fringe
the throb of blood
the animal choices
the rich red cells driving our bodies
~futility~
as she blew out the candle