I have come to terms
with fire--
with the way it’s always
licking the back
of my mother’s hand
like a cat, like something
to take home with you.
she always smells
destruction in the air.
I even mistake
my nosebleeds
for the smell
of this building
crumbling under flames.
in my life,
there will always be
something smoldering.
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