Photo by Vincent Laforet
This city is on fire
No longer a city of life
A volcano
Shriveled land with molten cracks
Waiting to erupt again
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People watching
Morphs into chancy
Such close proximity
You’ll have hours to talk
If you catch their eyes
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The lights have dimmed
The sides have fallen in love
Swooning over me
I learned I was claustrophobic
Right before I died
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Ashley Kirtman 