FUEL

Stained, blistered, focused

Exhaust of a diesel engine

Pouring

Defined in the dust

Eyes, bleached with light

Enriched with webs of

Reddened lace

Faint, whispered motives 

Factored into the solution

Morning

Merging with the dusk

Dry, freezing night

Feathered with ashes

Blackened face

Slow, steady, win the race

Lungs, heart, keep the pace

Breath by breath, a silent stride

Metaphoric ocean tide