A World on Fire
There are going to be incursions, invasions,
military and terrorist strikes,
we look to the future, yet nobody can see
beyond tomorrow.
Earth and ash confirm
that there is a spiritual fire
in the heart of any battle
at the heart of all life and death,
The world has always been on fire
even without the aid of mankind.
What we see as reality
are those flames shaping all appearance.
If war comes
just know,
that conflagration
is a daisy flower blooming,
Combustion is nourishment,
it is we that burn up those calories.
Feu de joie, lamps and beacons
the small flame of a viper,
see how the grass it passes though
is green with an internal fire?
The bonfire is within and without.
see this, and you will not be
afraid
no matter how hot
a gun barrel gets.
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