a_box_of_fire
raze
the
music
of
my
youth
is
breathing
without
making
a
sound
,
half
-hidden
in
an
open
envelope
on
the
floor
of
a
room
that's
no
longer
mine
. polystyrene
hugged
by
air
pockets
.
ink
on
polished
pages
.
spin
coated
glaze
. pitted
promises
,
kept
and
unkempt.
i
struggle
to
call
back
the
soul
of
a
song
named
for
a
city
in
eastern pennsylvania
and
crawl
into
a
cupboard
that
doubles
as
an
incinerator,
unsure
if
i'm
food
or
fuel
for
this
cramped
but
comfortable
furnace
.
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what's it to you?
who
go
blather
from