Grudges
by Emily Reed
three years is a long time for water to boil.
science says it should evaporate,
history says it hasn’t.
the water sits, quietly simmering,
undisturbed since no one knows it rests on a stove,
burning hot to the touch.
perhaps it’s time to stop
stoking the fire with blazing coals
that only scorches
whoever rekindles the flames.
science says it should evaporate,
history says it hasn’t.
the water sits, quietly simmering,
undisturbed since no one knows it rests on a stove,
burning hot to the touch.
perhaps it’s time to stop
stoking the fire with blazing coals
that only scorches
whoever rekindles the flames.