kindling
by Isabella Martinez
they began:
stark & unbroken
two sets of sneakers
burning blacktop
they pin back hair with navy
baseball caps borrowed from
their brothers
wide skies of minnesota tangerine runs
through their fingers
soaking their sneakers like gasoline
with an accidental strike of a match
two flickering chests light
parallel flashing:
silent.
remember the stretched circles home?
how much love we found
in a bus seat?
how much yellow
in a june afternoon?
the sun’s full curves graze the horizon
& there could be a long song
about those kids
those hips
that sky & the lighting
of a young fire
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