Extinguish me from this.

A poem written using only words found in Lucie Brock-Broido's poems "A Girl Ago" and "Carnivorous." Written as part of a class assignment.

God, milkweed, rose milk;

I, ink, flickering, above and

Strange.

Ocean salt, carnall wish,

I, saying we might speak,

Of juniper, or metal, blinking, 

like fireflies, the world in passing.

The night, hoarding sky,

counting hour, hour,

Life.

An intemperate wish, woods of

wisteria, feeding on burrs, mouth

quickens, in unison with

wrong hearts.

Rustling branch. Velvet kindling.

Chance, jammed wrong; nothing said.

Extinguish me from this.

Author's Note

this is my first poem in like two years wow so amaze

also, the last line/title is taken directly from "A Girl Ago," but that was ok as per the assignment