Flames

Stop your spiteful coughing;
run back to your apartment.
Lock the door, forever.

Push in the button;
shut off the alarm.
Let silence fill your mind

Call the fire fighters;
say they are not needed.
You are facing this alone

Lean back in a recliner;
sip Cabernet Sauvignon
from a sparkling glass.

Smoke may be pouring
through open windows,
but let the air overtake it.

Do not assume this is Hell,
for this is the closest
to Heaven you can get.

And with a smile on your face,
and teardrops in your eyes,
let the flames of life consume you.


~J.V.Harker~
~Monday 25 May 2009~