cinder and ash

<p>‘cinder and ash’</p> <p><br></p> <p>i fucked it all up, didn’t i?</p> <p>can what i did be undone?</p> <p>i thought i held us firm</p> <p>squeezed too hard</p> <p>i’m left staring at the dust</p> <p><br></p> <p>it’s so much more painful</p> <p>when i see your face.</p> <p><br></p> <p>prisoner to my own hades</p> <p>my fires have burnt</p> <p>cinder back to cinder</p> <p>ash back to ash</p> <p>a recycled mad chaos of sorts.</p> <p><br></p> <p>i wish i could tell you</p> <p>i ache for you</p> <p>doing so might char me further;</p> <p><br></p> <p>doing so might char you further.</p> <p><br></p> <p>#barflypoet</p> <p>#josephapinto</p> <p>www.josephpinto.com&nbsp;</p> <p>© Copyright Joseph A. Pinto. All Rights Reserved.</p> <p>*</p> <p>Poetry served to you raw and unedited from the moment crafted;</p> <p>all poetry is older work and chosen at random unless otherwise noted.</p> <p>*</p> <p>‘Scotch and Scars’ and ‘A Distilled Spirit’ in paperback and Kindle ebook at Amazon.</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joseph-pinto3/support" rel="payment">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joseph-pinto3/support</a>