Give a man a fire ____ Akshr

Give a man a fire 

 

Give a man a fire and

keep him warm for a day.

Light a man on fire and

he will be 

warm for rest of his life.

Without words, 

the man becomes a flame.

 

A flame that we could 

all stand near without fear:

a beacon in the night;

a warmth against our faces;

a tell of what is to come.

The fire tells secrets. 

It tells stories.

And it helps us forget our past,

 at least for a while.

To be kinder to one another, 

we need only listen and learn;

to stop burning one another, 

we must first stop burning ourselves.

Until then, I will be warm 

when I see a flame.

Akshr