Carry the Fire

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A Poem by Liv Ross

The sun will rise to kiss

still lidded eyes

And I move in the warm breath

of mourning

To carry the fire which burns

like poetry

Formed from the ashes of your

elegy

Step by step, I’ll keep on the way

as you whisper to me

we’ll be

okay

So step by step, I’ll keep on the way.

And I will carry the fire.

Liv Ross writes rich poems that hold many layers to them, playing with format and embellishing pieces with rhyme.

Visit more of her work here :

@liv_ross_poetry & @je_suis_liv.

Liv is an urban monk, a poet, a painter, a birder, and a student of Christian Spirituality. She has been engaged in creative writing more or less consistently for two decades and was slightly startled, though far from displeased, to discover that poetry is her medium. When she’s not writing, Liv practices gardening, pipe-smoking, leather-working, and mischief. She lives in the Midwest with a dog, Jedi, and two cats, Gandalf and Patroclus. Peeks into her work can be found on Instagram @liv_ross_poetry or twitter @je_suis_liv.