A Dying Fire
A Tale Of An End
By Adam DiehlPublished about a year ago • Updated about a year ago • 1 min read
Photo by Priscilla Du Preez 🇨🇦 on Unsplash
hearts as gray as soot from a dead fire.
no smolder exists anymore.
tears fall upon old embers.
love laid upon a pyre.
we had built a bridge.
set it alight.
watched it burn
into
ash.
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Adam Diehl
Just a husband and father writing things I'd like to read. When I can find the time, that is.
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Such strong destructive burning word choice and imagery! Great nonet!
This was so poignantly beautiful! Loved your Nonet!