Dust fairies dance to paint the wall
in darkness of shadows.
Candlestick illuminates,
impartial to the burning scent.
Blending moths rustle in and out
of gray curtains as I plaster
pages of written letters,
smearing ink on the walls.
One glass tile broken in the window,
from the outside looking in, paper catches fire,
circling the floor, in time warp.
Emptied water spills in the center,
like birds on fire, whirlpool down.
Ghosts of those who remembered,
refuse gravity to pull me down.
Tarnished mirror reveals blackened flesh,
blurs of rouge on my face.
Enigmatic nature of visions
my life flashes in front of me,
ghosts hold death in their arms -
immediate in forceful impact.
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Samantha Seto is a writer. She has been published in various anthologies including Ceremony, The Screech Owl, Nostrovia Poetry, Soul Fountain, and Black Magnolias Journal. Samantha studies creative writing. She is a third prize poet of Whispering Prairie Press.
