When The Wild Fire Burns

When The Wild Fire Burns
© Surazeus
2025 01 09

Though she sees her silhouette smoke the sky 
she drives the gold road of mansions and palms 
where pretty flames of hell writhe in her eye 
consuming gardens while angels sing psalms 
when the wild fire burns the city to ash 
so all they have built disappears in a flash. 

No bells of freedom ring the midnight moon 
that glows red from the writhing flames of faith 
at frantic prayers of men who seek old boon 
from eyeless horror of infernal wraith 
when the wild fire burns the city of light 
so thousands escape in desperate flight. 

Through endless clanging of the broken clock 
she flees her home with nothing in her hands 
to seek salvation from the shattered rock 
which clatters instruments of marching bands 
when the wild fire burns the city of fears 
so golden statues melt in pools of tears. 

Delirious dance on diamond road of skulls 
compels lost refugees in screaming cars 
to hide in fragile shells of distraught schools 
frazzled by exuberance of haughty stars 
when the wild fire burns the city of hope 
so gurus teach classes in how to cope. 

Lifting white ladder from water of rage 
to steal bleeding hammers from gods of death, 
she programs formula for the next stage 
to fix broken tongues of the holy breath 
when the wild fire burns the city of faith 
so children photograph the blazing wraith. 

Awake in naked forest of black trees 
that bleed desire with speculative stealth, 
she gathers with bruised hands aggressive keys 
for homes destroyed by arrogance of wealth 
when the wild fire burns the city of gods 
so homeless people join neighborhood squads. 

Still crawling six crooked highways of truth 
to find hard rain that must no longer fall, 
she searches graveyards for messiah sleuth 
to heed her missionary mountain call 
when the wild fire burns the city of ghosts 
so everyone ignores the king who boasts. 

Yet child beside dead pony on the bridge 
gives rainbows to the homeless refugees 
who worship burning woman on the ridge 
whose mouth releases horde of furious bees 
when the wild fire burns the City of Angels 
so she inspires our hearts with psychic fables.