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This year, I set myself the foolish task of trying to write something every day, and what you see here is the result. None of this is finished, polished, or in any way good. It's usually a few lines at the end of the day when I'm tired, my head's broken, and this nonsense spills out of it onto the page. Feel free to comment away, and if you think anything has any potential then let me know and I might have a go at working on it further.

But hang on, where's the first month? You've ripped us off! I hear you say... Well, yes. I have been writing since the beginning of January, but it's taken me a while to get the blog up, so everything here is a month old.

Thursday, 7 July 2016

The Rite

The blister wells surprisingly fast
As you hold your finger in the fire
And I count in reverent seconds watching
Your bitten lip and flickering eye.
With a gasp you plunge your hand in the water.
Six seconds, our record time.
I worry I'm counting the seconds too slowly
But you assure me I'm doing fine.
And then it's my turn to prove myself.
To join the club and closer to you.
You suck your wound, eyes raised, expectant
As I move to the flame and pass right through.
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