The perfect match

[Todd]

Hi Geoff, I'm heading out on a flight and will try to get back to this. A few immediate comments: I have no issue with the breaks or enjambment (I could be missing something I guess). I would like to see more initial ambiguity with the red head so the match could be thought of as more of a romantic interest. Also, I like the books fueled by the thought of fire because everything strives to fulfill its purpose. Also while a match eventually burns out (darkness) what makes it perfect and where the tension sits is having it ignite. I'd rather the poem end on igniting than burning out.

Those are such quick thoughts they may be incoherent. I hope they're not.

Best,

Todd

is best kept in a drawer, away
from any candle or temptation
to ignite. There is always
another wick of wood to strike
in books fueled by the thought of fire.

Better save the red-head. Wait
for the storm, who hangs his coat
on the porch, to call the guest
with the burning taste for darkness.