This Fire

There is a blaze.

 

A personal and/or 

communal "fire".

 

And we can see + feel 

the flames.

 

They’re all around us.

 

It’s uncomfortable because 

we prefer cool comfort.

 

But, we’re all 

singed by it.

 

If we’re not, perhaps

something’s wrong.

 

I think we need 

to see + feel the heat.

 

Because, this fire,

 this “furnace of affliction"

 can refine us + redefine us. 

How are you affected 

by the "fire" you see + feel?

I value you + your views, 

so let’s communicate!

Debby Barnes Sunday SideLines