volatile (public version)
volatile
by: ivy quihuis
you
this reflection of
me
together
struggling to just be
twin grins over eternal flame,
quick cameos from whence we came
doomed shadows of way-back-when
kindling flashback fires again
never thinking to douse...
smoky,
l i n g e r i n g ,
lament
selfish, fleeting words
best kept as thoughts
habitually, forever...
what the hell, light the candles!
grab it down from stow-away
in this should-be-forgotten hallway,
torn thin tapestries
eyes closed,
fingers find every hole
lost
in the coarse,
cracked crevice
ill-equipped
drowning the pain
alone
softly we swallow,
whispering for a unified tomorrow