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TITLE: A smile while rome burns | Previous Challenge Entry
By Keith Wallis
10/09/06 -
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Arsonist of life.
Smelling of slightly singed reality,
changed perspective, and a reluctance for truth,
he chars and mars with tainting glance
and a marked tendency for pretending proof.
Fight fire with fire
burn and turn and rearrange
all things to suit the moment.
Stand and stare at the spark and crackle
crisping sear of flamed verity
a wanton blaze drawing breath from debris
into bright destruction.
Arsonist of life.
Demon, stealer of archived memories.
Creator of smoke damaged recollections,
blisterer of snapshot cherished moments,
purgatorial purger of peace.
There is no safe place
from which to view your handiwork,
no secure distance of sanctuary.
This is your volcanic stamping ground,
your footprint the blackened scorch
dust and ash and embered pathway;
your prey the tinder-dry present.
You cannot steal my smile,
the fire-fighter stands by my side
offering me the protective suit
a helmet
and shelter
as He sweeps the fuel from before your gaze
with His refining rage.
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