By Land, Sky or Sea, We Burn
Quadru-Haiku Challenge Submission
Your skin rests under
Feet that cannot feel you turn.
Firm substrate grounds me.
Searing, blinding light:
Your heat rips the skin from me,
Burning, consuming.
Without you, I gasp.
Blow and flow and save me now.
Lungs can't breath alone.
Come wash over and
Sink me in waves of solace.
I will drown in you.
About the Creator
Austin Montgomery
Writer of many an untold volume of nearly forgotten, often neglected lore.
Winner of no accolades nor prestige.
Purveyor of the weird, dark, strange and incomprehensible.
Sit down, relax, and let me tell you a story.
Twitter: @CrowMontStories
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