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alchemy
attempting to find
the elixir
to live forever

led high sci- fi
like a frankenstein
instead to gunpowder


Only one way
to go

up

not in smoke
to matches that illume
without strike & fire

Heaven's a wise window
shade-free opened wide
and bullet-proof

always on safe
keeps the heat out

letting all the light in
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 

M---


clever and an impact lodged inside the serpentine curls.


berrnie