Fire Lighter

Mouth speaks from the abundance of the heart Troubling thoughts spill out like smelly discharge You hear people say ”I’d rather trust a stone than a person” Because people’s yes is no longer yes Lies have become a norm for survival Trust evaporated because of the heat The fire started with a spark from the fire lighter A tiny thing that grew into flames And devour everyone around it Victims are groaning, crying for help But playing with fire seems normal And no one is trying to extinguish these monster flames Neighbors don’t feel the pain anymore They are so badly burnt that their conscience is none receptive To the concept of neighborly They overlooked the fire extinguisher With a simple instructions to guide them through the fire For it said, love your neighbor as you love yourself Families are grieving a devastating loss Because it’s members are scattered all over Like sheep without a Sheppard For they have endorsed the idea of supremacy And those who’ve climbed high walls to survive the scorching heat Pushed their fellow brothers and sisters down to burn because of rivalry Competing against one another. Why? For they’ve overlooked a fire extinguisher with a simple instruction Guard your tongue against sowing divisions Relationships have huge cracks Many tripped and fell into the cracks Their back bones fractured causing an outcry Fountains full of tears are overflowing Billions of hearts are burning Because of thoughtless speech Thoughtless speech contaminated by self-righteousness For we have rejected clean tongue Full of respect and dignity This is all because we overlooked a fire extinguisher A powerful proverb full of wisdom Dearth and Life is in a power of tongue Indeed tongue is like a fire lighter It is small yet has the power to slay or heal If not guarded against, it can cause unstoppable fires.