in the wake of December an ember will arise
occasionally subtle yet fierce
that will murder something attached to ribcages
a lone warm face may be singled out
in the crowd
(crowd)
filled with stumbling birds
fire spreads
and so it will spread
and set them aflame
(birds)
With their legs and barren shells
causes invisible space to fill
for seconds at a time inevitably
no more/no less
so the coals die out
(fire)
left smoldering and unpleasant
skeletons yet again become infested
something shall holler
still hot from long ago
convulsing and pounding
(bugs)
far, far worse
than before.
