Fire

by Michael Fiscaletti, staff reporter 

What is fire?

A beacon of intelligence

A beacon of life

A force of nature and man with the power to purify

Sweep away the foul and stale

Release beauty from a dry, earthy jail

Make fertile, what was previously barren and dying

Instill life in a moment without even trying

To sustain a fire you must be responsible

Watch the flames

Watch what you say

It’s hard to keep the embers from getting too low

but it’s just as dangerous to rage out of control

To keep your heart burning is an important thing

But although you can feed a fire many things

There are not as many ways to light one