If you’re a house fire

Can I be your arson heart?

            Blue was my favorite color

            Before I saw the scarlet flames—

            Now ash black is a sign of love.

How do we venture into the lives of others

and still remain true to ourselves?

We demarcate relationships

between teachers and students while learning,

“You wanted to see the Sky Garden, didn’t you?”

“Yes, but—of all days, why today? It’s super dry!” Clarissa walked beside her father hand-in-hand down Fenchurch Street toward London’s towering building that housed the supposed garden.