paper

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the heat from the flame
adrenaline streaming
paper burning
the rush the high

at the cusp of everything
the superfluity of energy it possesses
it's too much

paper breaks off into ashes
flaky, soft, delicate
detaching, flying away
alone but free

it rises higher and higher
in the crepuscular sky
as it slowly breaks apart
dissolving into the blue

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⏰ Last updated: Jan 23, 2021 ⏰

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