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We Got On Like A House on Fire

We got on like a house on fire,
because you were broken
and warped, and because
burning buildings don’t ask for help
kindly; instead they offer
a gentle utterance of an inferno,
devouring their insides 
with plumes of smoke and greyed ash.
and so, as you burn in my presence,
I expect nothing from you,
but ignition, to set our unity: ablaze.

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Ferris Ty Taylor

Sat 28th Aug 2021 04:44

This reminds me of that (quite literal) fire we had- cos (not being a narcissist or nothing hun but) everything's about me.

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