World on Fire
Several states in USA
Bear fire uncontrolled;
Persons have died—
Rampant destruction
Unrolls.
UN and news services
Cite the number at
Sixty-five million who
Are refugees, another
Moving blaze.
Venezuelans break
Into stores for food—
Don’t tell me poverty
And want do not burn,
For they are always
Afire.
Politics burns as well,
Violence in discourse:
No civility here, thank
You—we’d rather talk
Through bared teeth;
Unseasoned anger is
A flame as well.
In extinguishing the
Fires, cooling help that
Even overwhelms
Then washes is virally
Needed to calm soon-
to-be charred, hollow
Hearts:
Water of
Hope, strength for the
Mind with all our literal
Muscle that can
Rescue a planet and keep
It safe, even joyful in a
Future (how about later
Today?)
Dewy and thankfully
Damp day.
June 21, 2016 at 6:07 am
Therre is so much in this poem.. so many feelings, so many questions and only one true hope. May they all find reprieve soon..
Blessings to you my dear friend!
Dajena 🙂
June 21, 2016 at 11:56 am
God bless you, Dajena! So much trauma in tragedy. I’d like to think there is reprieve. Thank you for the thoughtful way you respond.–Christopher
June 21, 2016 at 5:45 pm
You are welcome dear friend. Blessed are those who mourn – says our Lord.
Please enjoy your Tuesday! 🙂
June 21, 2016 at 12:35 pm
“Unseasoned anger is / A flame as well” – oh yes, this. How do you expect people to remain civilised when political discourse has turned into borderline hate speech?
June 21, 2016 at 12:52 pm
Exactly. I don’t see how we can communicate with each other through the anger and hate. This aggression blinds us. Thank you for your reinforcing response!
June 22, 2016 at 10:21 am
questions, hope, plea. just so lovely, brother!
June 22, 2016 at 6:18 pm
Thank you! Fire is real and a metaphor for widespread global problems of all kinds.