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Then Burn ...

October 31, 2025

If you’re not willing to fight the fire

— you’re entitled to the flames

(Villanova Pennsylvania: June, 2017)

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Abstract philosophical statement about consequence and agency

Single aphorism; minimal idea density

Dark warning tone; cautionary and threatening

Forceful declarative with violent imagery; confrontational

Single line poem; micro length

Strong metaphor: fire/flames represent consequence and danger

Direct address creates dramatic confrontation with implied audience

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