Eternal Fire When
see the heaven on
I
fire,
Flames of cirrus ripping across I
the sky,
think of the uncertainty of desire
which fades so quickly
my
For some,
fire
into
day or night.
has faded into day.
Into the pale blue of "just a friend,"
Or into
friendship overcast with gray
Because the
Or worse, Liquid
fire
kindled
left
a wound.
the reds have faded into night:
fire
my
heart
no longer pumped
Because
it burned to ashes in a fight. Leaving nothing but a charcoal stump. But as my fire paints the sky for you, I pray it be with everlasting hue.
Milo Hurley
