what we talk about when we talk about fire

what we talk about when we talk about fire

we made flame

twelve-strong and true

it pulled the night down

tight, a blanket for all

we made harmony

in song

as all hands

shaped into one single channel

we left our egos, in the racking

where we left our shoes

then made for

skin on damp grass

in wet mud;

against the burning embers

our souls

danced happy,

freed of regular roles;

those games people play

our combustion

was sparked

from something spiritual,

something accepting;

something raring to feel kin