Being loved by her
is like being held by fire—
the scorching hug will
drain oxygen from lungs,
but only because
going all in is her only form of love.
I envy the one she loves, but I am
not, no. I am her—
the ember of romantics,
too charred to be remembered.
Jasmine Tsai
Excerpts from Ember Lover by Taiwanese poet Jasmine Tsai
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