How to make a fire
Light a match. Watch the blue wedge
flutter in the strong wind, weakening,
weakening. Hurry up. That’s your last
one. Throw it on top of the woodpile
swiftly, before it goes out.
Sit and wait now. And hope the red flame
grows big enough to warm you up in
this dank crook of the world, chilled
to the bone as you are. Breathe
deeply and watch: the darkness might
bring uninvited guests. Sooner or later,
the sun will rise, the wind will die down.
It will be your time to stand up then, to go out
into the world and start other fires, other fights.
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