I set our elephants alight
witnessing as their cores dripped
as fire warmer their bellies.
I was hoping that maybe that fire
It'd reach their hearts
and all over their body they'll
feel the warmth, the tingling
sensation, maybe
they can have that,
maybe it could transfer
on.
Say something
reveal something
a warmth I tried to achieve today
by taking a scalding shower
to where my skin hurt
all over
and all I was causing was more pain.
Nothing compares to the warmth
of the elephants heart
and nothing compares to the warmth
of your touch,
the love of your heart
not a thing even comes remotely
close.