first
the leap into
the pool beside
the wooden causeway
surface like a
polished shield, shattered,
shock of winter though
the month was August
and the air was hot
darkness like a
ravenβs breast
then light welled
faintly from below
from deeper down
flickering like a
rushlight by the door
the flames grew brighter
nearer, flames from
unfamiliar hearths
flaring like a
brand flung high
and shedding sparks
and suddenly I fell
among them, sprawling
staring like a
frightened child, life
essence whirling out
among the swirling
scintillations
glowing like a
spray of bloodstones
spreading out into the water
from my soft throat where
the sacrificial blade had sliced
fading like a
fallen doeβs eyes
fading like a
cooling ember
fading like a
plucked flower
"Flag Fen"
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