To Those Who Stand in the Flame

To Those Who Stand in the Flame Your sweat and tears are felt in the quiet spaces— we see how you toil where the air burns, heavy with ghosts, how strangers rise in the name of saving. Hands and hearts steady, bearing the weight of devastation— through these gutting days, we owe the stars to you. - This poem honors the brave souls—firefighters, neighbors, and kind strangers—who have faced the flames with unyielding resolve. In a city shrouded by smoke, you have become the light, carrying hope and humanity through the ash-strewn days. Your courage and care remind us that even in destruction, there is a quiet force that holds us together.