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poetry by darren demaree



A Very Serious Collection of Lighters

A flame seeker,
having found
lighters to be so
abundant (even
at the UDF
they have skull
lighters & Browns
lighters & small
purple lighters
with yellow smiles)
was thought to be
lost in the revealing
of his useless pursuit,
the chase of fires.
No. Fire is still
fire, it's still warm
& colorful & melts
most things. A flame
seeker that discovers
the UDF buys a lighter
a day & smiles back
at the simplicity of life.

Copyright © 2008 by Darren Demaree


Darren C. Demaree lives in Ohio. His poems have appeared in numerous online and print magazines, including this one. Darren would like to thank his wife for getting him a really cool leather bag for the holidays, it really gives his poems an academic feel.

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