Benevolent Blaze / poem by Leisel Brex

 

Benevolent Blaze

Earthy embers of pixy dust

swirling, twirling, seeking 

lunar escape.

crackling, crisped sparks 

of

sentimentality 

in hues of lava 

grazing ebony, pitted in 

campy confines. snappy conifers  

firecrackers of pinesap- hushed 

by autumn

ashes stir and 

settle while the 

breath of

magic and treefrogs 

trill. 

Leisel Brex is a trauma survivor with PTSD who strives to maintain privacy and anonymity. She hopes her writing shows that we are all poets and poetry.