Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Burn





There is a fire in the cane field; flames fanned by high winds are licking the store-houses and stables.


There is nowhere to run.


This is going to burn us all.


I can't stop feeling this way.


It is not death that I fear, but the torment that is feasting on the souls and blessings of man.


I turn my head to hide my eyes, but the sound is there to remind me.


A deafening roar and crackle; the darkness of man is here and it will not be abated.


I will exhaust myself, beating and stamping the multiplying embers.


I pray that you can mercifully sleep away the night; unfortunately, I cannot.