the tongue is a flame
the tongue is a flame, capable
of all kinds of destruction
it can kindle a spirit:
inspire, teach, thrill, seduce
but more often than not
these potent flickerings just burn
consuming neighbors greedily
the way an ember might
when set in matrimony
to kindlewood or dried parchment
of all kinds of destruction
it can kindle a spirit:
inspire, teach, thrill, seduce
but more often than not
these potent flickerings just burn
consuming neighbors greedily
the way an ember might
when set in matrimony
to kindlewood or dried parchment