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Self-Marooned

Katie Frances Hartless
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The final glass of a reserve wine
abandoned on the chef’s table.
Chestnuts scored in seasoned iron pans
never to feel the open flame.

Long robes like meditations
encircling men who’ve left behind lust
and mastered control.
Nothing can boost adrenaline,
raise blood pressure,
faster than burgundy crowned foes.
So we’ve all made a sensible
color decision;
we’ve all self-marooned.

© khartless 2020, All Rights Reserved

Image: COVID-19 under a microscope

7 responses to “Self-Marooned”

  1. VJ Knutson Avatar
    VJ Knutson

    Clever! Love ‘self-marooned’.

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      K.Hartless

      Thank you, VJ. Trees just starting to turn here. Maroon in nature is rare, so this seemed like an ideal time to share this one.

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      1. VJ Knutson Avatar
        VJ Knutson

        Absolutely!

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  2. Experience Film Avatar
    Experience Film

    Woah👏👑

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    1. K.Hartless Avatar
      K.Hartless

      Thank you. 😊

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  3. johnlmalone Avatar
    johnlmalone

    love ‘burgundy-crowned foes’ and the photo of Covid; as in certain brain tumours the appearance is staggeringly beautiful: I wrote a poem about this once: see if I can find it —

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    1. K.Hartless Avatar
      K.Hartless

      Yes, please do and thank you. I was also drawn to its beauty.

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K.F. Hartless (she/her) is a free-spirited fiction writer and word trapeze artist. When she’s not juggling her career as a literacy specialist, she’s preparing her latest death-defying act on the keys.

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