night, embers

Photo by Trent Pickering on Unsplash
given of shadows
painted sliver moon
a fingernail pressed to
flesh renders cinnabar

chipped-tooth, still
i skate thin the edge
pricked pine at all bends
singing pain to wash pain
— here we go again

night, i slip to her embrace
rooted inside
a heart cries embers

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