Keepers of the Flame

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Keepers of the Flame

It’s a fragile balance in a volatile world

a most dangerous profession,

a war without concession.

(On one hand)

deplorable herds elect

to foment flamethrowers,

ignite wildfires, incite un-

controlled burns,

spewing molten matter

in volcanic ire

leaving steaming embers

of a most pernicious pyre

(meanwhile, on the other)

manifold flocks

seek to douse the flame

of every single “other” –

mother, father, sister, brother –

presumed peculiar, dissimilar;

to cast them from the fold

(for not being cast from

the selfsame mold)

Still, there are those

(may they never be defeated)

who persist, despite the churning,

to ensure a steady fire, ever burning.

PSC / 2018-Nov

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