In the Land of Earthquakes
Why, in the land of earthquakes,
Must we suffer disregard
As pale as lightning?
In a place designed to mingle,
Not connect,
I am a single band of light
Afraid of fading
Lest I meet the wet
Of human contact.
Were I to wane
As ebbing tides
Would I be any less deserving
Of the care
One feels for oceans?
Were I an edifice of stone
Would I be any less a symbol
Of the awe one has for mountains?
An octopus may encompass
All it sees within its grasp
But I am less predator than person,
Not bereft of longing and able
To take all I see to places
Of the mind only wishes can imagine.
Why, in the land of mayhem,
Must I battle with the sky
For your attention?
Were I a star in my demise
Would you mourn me
As you would a constellation?
See the flicker of my flame
For it beams as hot
As novas when they bloom and burn.
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