on fire
over & over & over 🔄
Jul 23, 20261 min read1 read
've been set ablaze countless times in this world
skin hot from belts, shame, fists, borders
mind sizzling to track safety
the first burns shrunk me, recoiled inward
our world wants me ash
but i've grown to bend the fire
even as i melt in its heat
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