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Sunday, September 8, 2024

The Burning by Marvinlouis Dorsey

 

The

Burning

 

a

Bobby John press

Poetic Libretto

 

 

 

Wal-

king

into

smoke

jokin

with

my-

self

 

found

there

was

 

thin

line

 

be-

tween

 

bein

 

nervous

 

and

 

bein

 

ex-

cited



Know

this lady

she lives

down wind

bil-

lowing

toxic cloud

 

thou-

sands

gas tanks

old tires

front back

seats

front back

bumpers

on fire

 

she

closed

her

win-

dows

prayed 

 

some-

one

on loud

speaker

ordered

people to

shelter

in place

 


This

is a five

alarm fire

 

its

108

in high

desert

 

we

have

ex-

plosions

intense

heat

 

they keep

pouring

water

on the

mon-

sta

 

its not a fish so

they drown it

 

heard a captain say

keep your guys

hy-

drated

 

we will be here

all night

 


What

 

does it

take

 

to

put out

a blaze

 

when

only

few

 

can

see

flames

 

know

 

what’s

on fire

 

what’s

burning

 

what’s

going up

 

yon-

der



This

snake

has rubber

skin

 

its

bowels

are filled

with water

 

its

has

multiple

beginnings

only

one

ending

 

soon

ta be

pile

soggy

ashes

 

who

finds

hidden

stashes

 

in

pud-

dles

 


The

heat

coming

off that

wall

 

visual

effect

streams

H2O

 

va-

por-

izing

 

not

afraid

there’s

no-

shade

 

when

clear blue

sky has been

turned into a smoke

box

 

got

as

close

 

as could be

then ran

 


Cool

calm

 

then

 

col-

lec-

ted

 

this

is my

job

 

i

am

not

a-

fraid

 

to

risk

my

life

 

saving

you

 

your

pets

 

your

stuff

 


For

those

un-

afraid

to be

what they are

there’s a scar given

to those as brave

 


 

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