Caution: Open Flame (National Poetry Writing Month 2024 #12)   Leave a comment

I burn people who get close to me
Like a branding iron made of jokes
Like a stovetop you forgot was on Tinder
Or a campfire you ran into at a bus stop
For your own and everyone else's safety
Either put me out or stay far away
You wouldn't want to get burnt

SR Romney 2024

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