Tag: cold lyric
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The Honey Alone
I wrote The Honey Alone after watching bees swarm near a shed in late summer; the scene became a study in pressure and inheritance. The poem examines how sweetness and labor coexist in the same body without sentiment or explanation.
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Why They Closed the Pool
I wrote Why They Closed the Pool after watching a drained municipal pool in late summer, its surfaces still carrying the memory of pressure. The poem studies how objects record disappearance—how heat, torque, and suction become the only witnesses left.
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A Loss
I wrote A Loss after burning a photograph that refused to fade on its own. The poem examines how ritual and chemical reaction replace sentiment, turning memory into residue and pressure.