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Ash

February 17, 2022
By summerchild GOLD, Chandler, Arizona
summerchild GOLD, Chandler, Arizona
11 articles 0 photos 18 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Some of us have been through so much that even something good feels like a set up.”<br /> -Anonymous


I like fire

It changes

It burns

It breaks

Like people do

When their heart

Breaks into

Gray papery

Pieces

Fluttering on

The updrafts in the air

 


It’s not a

Easy topic

Heartbreak

And yet we all

Experience it

When they leave

They leave you

In ashes

In a dying flame

A flame that

Burned so bright

One day and is

Flickering

Fading

Dead

The next

 


I like fire

But I like

Ash better

Ash is change

Ash is history

Ash is hardship

And you have to

Experience the

Ash to know

Why the flame

Why fire is so great

Why the fire is

So much

Fire is good

Ash is better


The author's comments:

I got inspired by a Farhenheit 451, and the ideas of burning, blackening, ashes. I've always loved fire, and wanted to bring the change and heartbreak of fire into my work. I hope you like it!


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on Jul. 21 2022 at 10:28 pm
summerchild GOLD, Chandler, Arizona
11 articles 0 photos 18 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Some of us have been through so much that even something good feels like a set up.”<br /> -Anonymous

@Samhradh Thank you so much! Also, I agree :))

Samhradh GOLD said...
on Apr. 30 2022 at 10:27 pm
Samhradh GOLD, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
18 articles 2 photos 61 comments

Favorite Quote:
Dá fhada an lá tagann an tráthnóna.<br /> <br /> (No matter how long the day, evening comes)

First of all, I'm a sucker for anything Fahrenheit 451-related, that book is incredible. And I love the last two lines "fire is good/ash is better" wow, talk about goosebumps!

on Feb. 19 2022 at 10:04 am
summerchild GOLD, Chandler, Arizona
11 articles 0 photos 18 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Some of us have been through so much that even something good feels like a set up.”<br /> -Anonymous

@Afra thank you so much!! I really appreciate the feedback! It makes me a better writer

Afra ELITE said...
on Feb. 18 2022 at 11:36 pm
Afra ELITE, Kandy, Other
103 articles 7 photos 1824 comments

Favorite Quote:
"A writer must never be short of ideas."<br /> -Gabriel Agreste- (Fictional character- Miraculous)

This poem is really beautiful especially with the anaphora and the short but sweet phrases...👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻