Freeverse 135

8/18/19

colonialism set the tone
her heart red as lava rocks
no formulaic romance
advancing with assertion
no preamble
singing a solitary tune
she intercepted him
among the dusty books
with old fingerprint oils
two single people dead, zero injuries
the math books
the science books
everyone forgot, except them
oh how they'd read
in this abandoned building
of smart generations that stupid ones ruined
literally, ruins
the more they read, the more they lived

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