Lisa Kilhefner
Response
She Will Sing
By Stefanie A. Shilling
Inspiration piece
speak not of ruby rivers
coursing through veins
they said
dare not light a candle
in a darkened room
hold your breath
while they wrap their fingers around
one by one
by one
by one
thumb upon carotid
in touch with their pulse, not yours
voices boom
from roots of great oaks
bubble up
from beds of deep seas
swallow the fire
again and again
growing the beast
inside your belly
there’s no taming an inferno
I’d rather burn my tongue
than bite it
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