A Flame, A Poem

Stoneware—

In the form of “I love you” 

Unbreakable, indestructible. 

Second firing in the kiln

Immense heat breathes fire into

The piece of flame. 

Rows lined with recycled meaningless

Utterances,

Ready to be spoken. 

The Stoneware weighing in my hands, 

I take it in my hands,

To let it drop and shatter on the 

Cold stone cobbled floor.

Let it go and even the deepest of desires can be detached—

A Broken Flame.