Ancient Fire Poem by Gajanan Mishra

Speak something
About ancient fire.
Speak something for
Counteracting the fire.

Speak something
About warriors.
Speak something
About those things
That is to appear.

Speak something
About life, about
The way of living,
About the salt
And the water.

Speak and speak,
what to eat,
What to drink,
How to sleep,
Where to go,
Which way to choose.

Speak about extinct
Stars and cards,
Speak about demons
And ghosts and mirrors.
Speak something
About your own motion
And emotions and
Reflections and affections
And declare yourself
As counterfeit coins
If you have stamina
And ways of
Proper verifications.

But no, you have
No intention to speak out,
No courage and nothing
Like that to look deep
And present the fact
That is before all.