Something I think about sometimes

Spent all that time constructing 
the fancy scaffolding I masquerade in, 
but 

sometimes, I want to pivot – 
ground the showy balloons,

light the moon on fire 
and smoke it like a cigarette.

Let all the ashy confetti
of exploded stars 
fall where they may.

Photo by Justin Peters. From The Sunday Muse

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