Clay Vessel

September 14, 2012 ยง Barbara Brooks

by Barbara Brooks

Fire’s ember tendered
by moss, exposed to air,
extinguished by tears.

In a Room,

I dance
with you
in light shafts,
before drifting
to shadow.
The
door
cracks,

a current sucks
me to dark.
Cold air
settles,
taking me
to the floor.
I am snagged
by a crevice
between boards.

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Cynthia May 31, 2008 at 12:28 pm

I see the end of relationship, definite, but the woman doesn’t
want to let go, almost a visceral desire on her part.

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