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Malaika King Albrecht
No Edge to Darkness
When we hike across the back pasture,
we hold our hands in front of us
even though night’s soft
and darkness has no edge
to feel our way through.
You light an edge of paper
to ignite the fire pit.
Firelight creates shadow trees
from the forest branches.
It’s light that makes sharp edges,
and all the world’s paper.
There’s nothing the heart can’t burn.
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