Flaming desires
consume us
tongues of hunger licking at
us
in the heat of the moment
here on the edge of our self-made
hell
furnace of passions incinerating
earth
as we warm ourselves
toast our success at
our homemade damnation
climate of doubt heating up
climate of greed burning in us
cooking our goose our koala
Australia Amazon living beings
the fuse
this is not punishment this is
ours
what will light the candle of our grief
eternal flame of sorrow
burnt offering of repentance
where are our cooler heads
are they burned out
how can we pretend we don’t need
(harrowing of this world)
to be saved
what will melt our glacier melting hearts
pray for those our kin who are our kindling
Come, O Sun of Righteousness
with your flaming two-edged sword
and put out the fires of our want
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Steve Garnaas-Holmes
Unfolding Light
www.unfoldinglight.net
January 7, 2020