I burn your
precious letters
(you know the ones)
all paper promises
& lies...lies...lies.
I watch your words
curl at the edges
watch the flames
lick at sentences
tentatively
then devour pages
ravenously
your voice become
smoke
promises...lies
ashes...ashes.
Dónall Dempsey
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