I knew it was glory
to be active
in Emily’s fire.

What I did not know
was how much
fun it would be

to smear her all over
my body once she cooled
enough to be held

against my skin.
I am caked in Emily
& though, there is

enough of her
in pure form to start
another fire,

I can live like this,
in the absence of light,
with her layering me.

Darren C. Demaree

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Darren C. Demaree is the author of six poetry collections, most recently Many Full Hands Applauding Inelegantly (2016, 8^th House Publishing).  He is the Managing Editor of the Best of the Net Anthology and Ovenbird Poetry.  He is currently living in Columbus, Ohio with his wife and children.

Artwork: Anna Dittmann, Magma
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