I watch,
mesmerized
at how quickly
bark
catches
fire,
and how bark,
just as quickly,
creates her afterlife
in mid-air; I want to join
her, and the night,
throw myself in
whole;
and, too, become sparks;
sky confetti,
camping
in the cheeks
of resilience.
Poem by Kristin Yates
Kristin Yates is home-grown from the backyard, flora and fauna rooting inside the wilderness trail of Lewisville, NC. Her poetry has previously appeared in Salem College’s Incunabula, The New Verse News, and Tiny Seed Literary Journal. Her work can be found at: https://www.instagram.com/beautefantasy/