before the flame dies

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Love, often much of a flame;
for she who burns
must resign aftermost.
Still, until the day she dies,
her heart shall prosper.
In the dark of night,
the misery of solitude,
the vibrant lungs which she lives to fill
with smoke
continue to breathe in peace.
So be as it may,
that wish—so lonely,
the heart of her flame flourishes.
For before the flame dies,
it burns.

- gianna marie.

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