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Anatomy of a Pyre
by Lokenath Roy

tugging down hair strands,
right where the foot of the flame breaks even—

outreaching from a coarsen rug; in little time
cheeks crater out. engulfing the blessed cry of departure.

have you watched the fire spread on a pyre? the last time the muscles
twitch.
human skin of pastel gorges beneath the river, yellow.
the danube devotes praises to the blue skies of distant dawn.

......

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Recent Left Poems
Anatomy of a Pyre
by Lokenath Roy

tugging down hair strands,
right where the foot of the flame breaks even—

outreaching from a coarsen rug; in little time
cheeks crater out. engulfing the blessed cry of departure.

have you watched the fire spread on a pyre? the last time the muscles
twitch.
human skin of pastel gorges beneath the river, yellow.
the danube devotes praises to the blue skies of distant dawn.

......

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