Setting fire to people and things
By mcmanaman
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You go through life setting fire to villages
then running along to the next one
where you start from scratch and say hello
I'm new here and people say well come and join us.
People are very kind and generous and some people think
well I'll take advantage of that until it runs out and then
suddenly another village is wiped out and there's the sound
of your horse hooves or motorbike or Mondeo Whatever you've
chosen to 'borrow' this time. Another village in flames
but you can't live like this I really hope that eventually
you'll realise carbon monoxide has filled your lungs.
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I like the grand scope of
I like the grand scope of this. Is it an extended metaphor? Does the arsonist move from one person or from one group of friends to the next exploiting a series of relationships without a backward glance?
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Nice poem.
As soon as I saw the title, I had to read it. Even though it is not overly wordy, it speaks volumes. Well done!
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