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## Detail of the Fire

apoemaday:

> by Richard Siken

> A man with a bandage is in the middle of something.
> Everyone understands this. Everyone wants a battlefield.

> Red. And a little more red.

> Accidents never happen when the room is empty.
> Everyone understands this. Everyone needs a place.

> People like to think war means something.

> What can you learn from your opponent? More than you think.
> Who will master this love? Love might be the wrong word.

> Let’s admit, without apology, what we do to each other.
> We know who our enemies are. We know.