Other Names for Fire
Kiss-me-not.
He who grows hungrier the more he’s fed.
Sunlight released from the prison of the tree.
Rust on meth.
Creature made of tongue and wing.
Naughty flower.
Soul of the coal.
A single neuron sizzling in the mind of the sun.
A chandelier of lickings.
Idiot’s lip gloss.
Bourbon of the Air.
Lucifer’s bouquet.
The cave dancer’s doppelgänger.
The glint of light in the eye of the gun.
Yellow hat, orange shirt, red pants, blue shoes.
from The Interrogation