let it burn

where is the {insert noun here}
it never makes sense, does it?
fires burning!
where does it begin
when the day ended--it was dark again
and no light in sight
brightly lit flames

there are no galloping horses
or mothers fading away
anger anger anger
turned to the fear of indifference
untouched untouched untouched

there is no turning back
why go back -- ashes to ashes
but back was still inside, burning bright
salt the wound and poke it

put the fires out, the flames that drown
the lovelessness grows, don't
move, remove, refuse, shut down
it's not as big as darkness

do, do do do do
it's bigger than life but not as big as, say,
the fantasy
that has to break, shatter the pieces
grind it to dust, feed the fire
burn, burn, burn, burn burn