immolation (in reverse)

gather me from the ashes
lest i rise to the sky
and repeat
my tragic flight
into the sun

tamp down my
roaring flames
make them
sleeping embers
that smolder
when i awaken

Sumayyah Talibah © 10 February 2019

Cross posted to Sumayyah Said So

Recent Posts

• Simple "Omelet" (food)
• Contradiction (poetry)
• Premature Warmup (smartphonephotography)
• 1 Feb 2019 (smartphonephotography)
• About That Polar Vortex (photo)
• Art & Tools (art)
• Snow Day Preparations (smartphonephotography)
• Contemplation (smartphonephotography)
• Curry Couscous (food)
• Aftermath of the Aftermath (smartphonephotography)
• Sense (poetry)
• The Difference of Days (smartphonephotography)