slow burn
I’ve been reading old letters by day
& burning bridges by night
—it never ceases to amaze me
what triggers motivation
whether it’s active
or passive aggression
I was taught early on
the act of doing
and the thought of doing
are one in the same
a concept difficult to grasp
unless of course
you’re some sort of child prodigy
eventually there’ll be no more
letters to read
no more bridges to cross
—eventually the fire
that is the sun
will burn low
september two thousand twenty-three
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