Fiery Ambition

Caught in her eye the fire rages.
Dead nerves cease to function,
She sees black skin peel back.
Save the child in my belly,
Oh god please. Not like this.

Fireman arrive in fanfare’s weight,
Jostling each other to claim glory
First the plug, then twist wormish
Mouths thirsting for fires demise.

Neighbor screams she’s in the house.
Axes sing out the shattering notes.
Come on lets go, do it.

Shift of timber collapses roof,
Men cling to eaves sooty black.
Respirator line severs on impact.
No heroes this night.

Cold ashes betray their coveted
Charred bone in lonely testament,
To the power of a flicked ember.