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| layout | title | date |
|---|---|---|
| post | Diesel scream, kerosene dream | 2018-04-03 |
Photo by Roland Larsson on UnsplashFuel — liquidated corpse energy
Air — animator of life and flame alike
Metal — precisely machined
Spark — bright and fierce
In union just so, these things make magic.
Cold metal cradles, oddly nurturing.
Fuel rushes excitedly to meet its fate in flame.
Air roars in to join it.
A suicidal mixture aching to explode.
Click.
Fleeting spark, tiny supernova.
Then, explosion.
White heat, blazing light and crackling roar. Ricochet expansion.
Awaiting piston slammed back. Gunshot crack like snapped bone.
Raw fury leashed and focused. By-product of feral roar.
The flame dies as quickly as it had lived.
A moment of peace until…
Fuel gushes once more