Death of a Love Affair
they lost the gale-force wind
keeping their affair passionately aglow.
it struggled for existence
with the white-hot heat dialed down
to low; like a candle's moribund flame,
it flickered, and soon dimmed out.
Bite Size Contest No. 62 Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Line Gauthier
Date written: 04/30/2023
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