fire&fever
Ellara Radha
this is how
i burn you out of my
body, fire & fever.
my limbs tremble now with
chill and
sting eats at my chest
& yet
still this body is still stronger
than you will ever be.
there is more to me
than you ever touched.
you thought you
could take,
thought you could
drink me down like a
whiskey sour.
but see,
you forget that i
am a woman & as a woman
i am made of fire.
i don’t go down easy.
i char the tongue, i
blacken from the inside
out.
you forget
that you are a man.
you think you can take &
take but it all
goes to ash between your
bony fingers.
you see,
i could ravage forests if
i wanted but
instead i plant seeds. instead i
tend to sprouts. & this
is a power you will
never know.
i burn you out of my
body, fire & fever.
my limbs tremble now with
chill and
sting eats at my chest
& yet
still this body is still stronger
than you will ever be.
there is more to me
than you ever touched.
you thought you
could take,
thought you could
drink me down like a
whiskey sour.
but see,
you forget that i
am a woman & as a woman
i am made of fire.
i don’t go down easy.
i char the tongue, i
blacken from the inside
out.
you forget
that you are a man.
you think you can take &
take but it all
goes to ash between your
bony fingers.
you see,
i could ravage forests if
i wanted but
instead i plant seeds. instead i
tend to sprouts. & this
is a power you will
never know.
Ellara Radha (HMC '27) is a lover of eastern philosophy, late-night walks, ceramics, indie folk music, and gardening.
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