looking...

looking at her eyes,

i could see a fire inside them.

it was a hearth fire you could depend on,

you could draw up to and get warm by

if you were cold,

or cook something on

that would feed the emptiness in you.

i felt like we were all adrift in the world,

and all we had was the wet fire in August's eyes.

but it was enough.

Author's Notes/Comments: 

The secret life of bees, page 181

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