Half Life

July 12th, 2010 § Leave a Comment

Half Life

Fade to black, charred by definition
You were glowing the moment you melted
Charcoal incarnated, shadowed by time

We curl into ourselves, by instinct,
Born to millipede destinies
What is light tarnishes, the elders said

Photography: Andrew Njoroge
Poem: Keguro Macharia

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