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poetry by a painter who now paints her art in words "we tread too loudly, too violently on our earth. we smear our dark, ugly night all over the canvas and call it art." #80 in poetry [12/22/16] | © 2016 lookforthatlight

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by lookforthatlight

by lookforthatlight

Embers

there is something about you,

something about

how you burn so brightly

even when smothered by ashes.

there are embers

in your eyes

and underneath your skin

and in your blood

and you aren't made of star-stuff,

you're made of flame and fire and ember,

made to burn and blink in the dark of

the night.

there is something about you,

something about the way

you're made of flame and fire and ember

that chases away my endless night of ashes.

dear, you are an ember in the ashes.

and may you be a torch against the night.

A/N:

I was inspired by the book An Ember in the Ashes to write this poem. It's an excellent book and I HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU READ IT!!!

I can hardly wait for the sequel, A Torch Against the Night. ;)