Flame
By C. D. Wright
the breath the trees the bridge
the road the rain the sheen
the breath the line the skin
the vineyard the fences the leg
the water the breath the shift
the hair the wheels the shoulder
the breath the lane the streak
the lining the hour the reasons
the name the distance the breath
the scent the dogs the blear
the lungs the breath the glove
the signal the turn the need
the steps the lights the door
the mouth the tongue the eyes
the burn the burned the burning
Copyright Credit: C.D. Wright, "Flame" from Steal Away: Selected and New Poems (Copper Canyon Press, 2002).
Source: Steal Away: Selected and New Poems (Copper Canyon Press, 2002)