Ignited

They burned in the embers

Fast and flammable

Their eyes - bright and broken

Uneven jaws and bruised cheeks

They scorched in the cooling coals

Slow and warm

Their mouths - cracked and bitter

Bloodshot eyes and calloused hands

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