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a smoking cloak, a grey veil~ By Katie Simpson

2/5/2015

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burn me
take away all the detritus
from a century 
of memories piled precariously
ready to rupture
with one heavy sigh

break through these 
old iron gates
destroy the remains of
the old wary embankments
the thinning moat
i've known it all too long
and these stones 
only echo the cold wind

sweetly sear yourself 
onto my skin
a woven tattoo with no foresight
no history
only this current rage, yearning 
to memorize my 
mountains and valleys

your smoke will be 
my only cloak
your ash my only veil
your hiss the only sound
i need to hear

leave me with nothing but 
the roar of you
and as i look deep into the depths 
of your flames
i'll see my own deadly dance
the way my body sways
and takes you
destroying a thousand years
of half dead remains


Author Bio:
Katie Simpson is a poet and short story writer. She’s been published in the Wilderness House Literary Review and Furious Gazelle and others. She loves scarves, green tea, and digital photography. Find her online at 
http://twitter.com/ksimp522 

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Glenn Simpson
2/5/2015 01:34:01 am

Love the visuals!

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