Atlantis

ATLANTIS


The flame I lick

Deepens as it flickers.


I consume whole towns,

Bricks and bridges.


Cloisonné paisleys

Hennaed with Sanskrit


Bead games and barnacles

Threaded with fishnet


Microfiche petticoats

Silica sparked and frayed.


I would take a lifetime,

Lost,

To explain.






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