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Elizabeth Alford<\/h1>\n

Wisps of October<\/span><\/h2>\n

The night we made s’mores
\nat the dining room table\u2014
\ntoasting marshmallows
\non the ends of pretzel sticks
\nover unscented tea candles,
\nwatching bubbling balls of fire
\ngradually transform into
\ncharred, crispy, gooey
\nghosts of their former selves
\nwhich we ate smooshed between
\ngraham crackers and half each
\nof a Hershey’s chocolate bar\u2014
\nwas the last night I thought
\nwith absolute certainty
\nthat our love
\nwould never melt down,
\nreach the end of its wick,
\nand burn out completely.<\/p>\n

Elizabeth Alford<\/strong> (Hayward, CA) usually writes poetry on her laptop, but in its absence, will settle for her cell phone. See more of her work @ Facebook.com\/ElizabethAlfordPoetry<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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