TRIBUTE TO IGNITION*

His lonely greyfire eyes smoldered
and then
eventually;
extinguished.

Doused in briny tears that did
not belong to him,
they suffocated,
slowly;
then died.

His soul sparked brightly,
illuminating the room;
but only for a moment.

A solitary destructive flash
had torn open far below;
surfacing only
in it's final moment.

A simple tribute to that
enigmatic ignition
that had started the fires.


- Bradford Peyton
*written for and dedicated to Karen