poetry

Marshall Fire

My sister took this photo from her home on LaFarge Avenue shortly before evacuating.

Marshall Fire

our latest calamity:
half the town burning down

I crawl into bed after watching it burn
and the blanket shoots sparks into my hands

oh fire and ice gods
winter and spring axes

let me recall how to press these palms
so they still manage to hold joy

let me find a way to still
admire a stray spark

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