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Sophie Fenella - Last Day for Burning
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Last Day for Burning
Sophie Fenella
The photo album is half full
leave it
pick up your rucksack
leave lightly
like ash falling from cigarettes
like snow
the speed of leaving is equivalent
to the time it takes
to forget why you came to the computer
sharp abrupt flight
like the last word of an argument
like an elastic band flung
accidentally
you are not ready for your eight in the morning meeting
you’d rather leave this burning building to smolder
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