Torch in Drag

come penitent gaping crow 
come pyramids and broken city
you are now a giant woman.

we are longing.
lick your claws
tangerine. eat a liver every day

become extraordinarily beautiful
that is your ability. winged queen
fogging old phoenix take up

as much room as you need. narrate
toward a thing darker than a person.
set every precious one of them on fire

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