Stanzas: Monthly Chapbooks February 2015: Anti-Love | Page 10

Moth
Fiona Grimes
As you fester and boil
The love grows.
Brewing, growing stronger
With every passing second.
There are times when we don’t agree,
Times when you’re too hot
And I wait for you to cool
Or times when I forget about you
And you grow cold and bitter
So I drain you.
Know that I will never turn truly away from you
Coffee can piss off
No matter how bitter or cold you get,
I can always reboil the kettle and wait,
Quite simply,
Tea, you are my moth
And I am your flame.

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