Steven Cudahy on Nostr: if i lit the fire we built on the mountaintop would you come running to see what the ...

if i lit the fire
we built on the mountaintop
would you come running
to see what the trouble is

if i lit the fire
we didn't build but could have
would you turn towards
or away from the burning

gather the broken
parts of abandoned shelter
sweep up kindling scraps
hopes we smashed on each other

if i lit the fire
would you know the heart of it
was all that remains of me

#Choka #SmallPoems #Poetry #Writing #MastoPrompt 24 May 2024 - beacon.