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the burning
the burning
sifting through the ashes collecting the remains
charred and blackened and still smoldering hot
ignore occasional crashes the edge of the flames
winds have slackened yet the embers are caught
carefully hiding a heat from unsuspecting hands
where are the precious those hoarded in all time
the memories incomplete or the unfinished plans
lost in fever so infectious invades an empty mind
fire water and debris assault the senses of smell
imprinted upon the soul kept forever in the heart
photographic flash results before the gate of hell
reduced to lumps of coal now once more to start
tears glisten on a face lost of any understanding
fears listen in the space costs are undemanding