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 poetry | Priscilla Long | issue 2
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Thief of Fire

In your darkest hour
I am the language you learn.
My keys fit your lock.
My fingers slit purse-silk
to pinch a nest of coins
thick with your scent.
I mount your dreaming,
kindle your sleep.
In this mirrored moonlight
you are young.
I have no scars.



Priscilla Long

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