Woman on Fire

By Victoria Ellis

"I will be the voice for those who can't speak for themselves..."

Woman on Fire is the second poetry collection from author Victoria Ellis. This is a chapbook with poems on love, loss, strength, and regrowth.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Victoria Ellis
• Release date: Feb 27, 2021

Victoria Ellis

Victoria Ellis is a new author who publishes Psychological Thrillers and Suspense novels. She is the founder of Cruel Ink Publishing, LLC and her debut novel is Sinners' Retreat. Two more works will be out in 2019 so please stay tuned!Victoria resides near Chicago, Illinois with her husband, newborn daughter, and an abundance of animals.

Book preview

Woman on Fire

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My heart pumps fire

that flows through my veins,

warming me up on winter nights.

I feel it coursing deep down—

in my arms, my legs, throughout my torso,

and up and down my back—

relentlessly.

I finally turn to face the mirror

and my eyes, too,

have been swept away

by my fire’s current—

set ablaze with the emotion of

a thousand women

who have been suppressed.

I will be the voice for those

who can’t speak for themselves.

I will be the hands

to help them off the ground.

I will be,

I will be,

I will be,

if they let me.

Roberto

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I remember the feeling of freedom I had—

leaving him.

I went out with friends to celebrate and

felt like I was invincible, safe, finally going down a different and better path.

The sky was dark

and we were on our backs,

counting the stars, which were infinite

and close enough to touch in our minds

as we drank the night away.

Smoke filled our lungs and

the flames rose higher and higher,

and I excused myself before going inside

to use the bathroom.

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My skin was sticky with sweat,

my face rosy, the liquor hitting me too