The Fire We...

The Fire We Have to Treasure

Given as gift from the sky

in a long-distance pre-historic time,

fire is still the biggest treasure of all.

Gods threw a burning thunder, 

it touched the ground and an ancient man

grabbed a stick in his hand.

With a flame the civilized journey began

from warming and cooking in caves

all the way to steam-powered trains 

and launching rockets in open space.

With cheerful sparks humans celebrate, 

worship and chant in shamanic trance.

We need fire to procreate ourselves,

slush and burn for crops, and cook food.

With strong hands and flames 

men weave metal into glorious art.

Olympic torch leads the games.

Creating fire separates us a part

from the other apes.

But something went wrong

with overheated human brains. 

Where our civilization goes?

Fire was not given for wars.

By Petrouchka Alexieva

From: United States