Tuesday, April 14, 2020

greeting cards

I abhor

the hallmark card.
the sap

of the tree turned
into ink.

hollow words, for
the weak

and hopeful. the desperate
lovers

wanting
all of it to mean

more
than what it really is.

they pop up like magic
kingdoms,

they sing,
they play music.

they laugh.

they are good for
starting
fires.

I've watched so many burn,
watch them light

up into a dark wind
of ashes.

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