Be Careful What ...

September 30, 2023

Stealing fire from the gods

Prometheus would yearn

And pass it off to humankind

whose banishment interred

Their feet into the glowing coals

but faith out from the dark

Enlightenment a powder keg

—uncareful wishing sparks

(The New Room: September, 2023)

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