Arson
Dawn cracks open the world,
forcing its upper windows ajar.
Letting the first spark of
light into the darkness.
Dawn takes darkness
for granted.
Takes her job of breaking night
for granted.
Dawn is careless, heedless of
how brightly she burns.
She doesn’t concern herself with
the flammability of daylight.
She wants only to extinguish the stars.
Published on The Laundry Line, 15 April, 2025
