A Warm Fire by Alexis Clare
Untitled by Angel Ruelas
he is like my father and
he is not like my father
they are both warm fires
they are both safe
they are home
my father will fizzle out
stomp out his own flame on purpose
leave you cold
leave himself cold
betray you and never look you in the eye
but the boy will burn you
will let the flames overtake the room
will burn the skin from your bones
because he had a bad day
and you dared to touch him
Alexis Clare is a twice self-published author of the poetry series "The Sun and the Moon". They are biracial, bisexual, and bi-furious. They have been writing since the age of twelve, when they started writing poetry with their father. They hope their writing can save themselves, and save the world at the same time.