circa 2008
In the night, death came swiftly to our son,
his wife and unborn child. Some say arson
by cowards who escaped under a blaze
of dark sky, who always find means and ways
to send hate wrapped safely in raw Nature.
Such talk, I admit, has a strange allure.
I wash my hands and ask why set fire
to the dreams of one family or cry, "liar!"
when all you wanted is to fill the hole
in your heart, quench the fire in your soul?
No. It's a fluke, an accident, the chance
meeting of flint and steel. Ashes still dance
in the night air. I weep in vain for peace
and wonder when this aching heart will cease.
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