Brushfire
Fawning and drowning in all
these directions expounding
Wrapped on the head and
falling to the treads
In the earth, scurrying the
dirt, up, up and out
Flicking the flame about
Which way to go, I just want
to say
Let my feet go that way
Do not hold me back
I will barter with faith in
place
That these will not be steps
that I will have to retrace
To get back here and start
over
To put these uttered words
back inside my stoic face
Shocked in awe that the girl
that I saw
Smiling could turn these
rivers winding
One way into a pretzel of
answers
Turned and removed from all
the council
Of the kindest hearts and
squelch this spark
That is burning like a
ravaging ravine
The landslide of brushfires
gleam
Can be seen from miles away
Inside this valley I play
with matches
Do not let me regret these
scratches
At the box and on my arms,
To set myself on fire to go
this far
I want to illuminate this for
you
Light me up for the world to
see
That I do not wish to be the
former me
Ignorant and frowning in the
cold of clouds forming
Blown away by these Santa
Anna winds
Carry me up and carry me in
To the place where I can find
rest in you
Scorched and saved and skin
unfazed
Healed and sealed in the
trickling waters of your fingers
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