I sip my water
doused in fire
and recall the time
I tried to get sober
by drinking myself
into oblivion
I’m not sure why
this comes to me now
as I watch old men
worship a spectacle
of a flaming sky
and proclaim the scorched
earth will be reborn
as a garden of flowers
yearning toward their sun
Jan 4
Jan 4, 2026 at 2:41 PM UTC
I sip my water
doused in fire
and recall the time
I tried to get sober
by drinking myself
into oblivion
I’m not sure why
this comes to me now
as I watch old men
worship a spectacle
of a flaming sky
and proclaim the scorched
earth will be reborn
as a garden of flowers
yearning toward their sun