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I am the fire

October 7, 2015
By Pyrophoric PLATINUM, Ankeny, Iowa
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Favorite Quote:
"Do I dare disturb the universe?" -T.S. Eliot

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I am the fire

I have the mouth that moves

Before it thinks

It sets forests a flame

 

I am the heat

With my temper

And sarcasm

I even burn the embers 

 

I am the flame

With a deadly gaze

It almost hurts before I strike

With a tongue as sharp as a knife

I cut

Then I set fire

© Katherine A., San Antonio, TX

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