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every retort added heat to the pyre.
If I’d used water to dampen the flames,
maybe the outcome would not have been shame.
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Fire
Date: Saturday, 1st March 2003 @ 01:40:00 AM AEST
Topic: Sad Poetry

Contributed By: Nessiecat
I fought fire with fire, so the flames rose high,
every retort added heat to the pyre.
If I’d used water to dampen the flames,
maybe the outcome would not have been shame.


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