Love Poem: Fomes and Flame
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Written by: Laura Breidenthal

Fomes and Flame

I crave moments
when my terrified side
is extinguished by longing—
when I willingly share
fervent fires with a
mouth made of kindling…

equally languishing lips
that sear ache upon ache—
until even fear tastes
like love worth keeping.



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