Flicker Of A Spark Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

The spreading of a devastating fire,
Raging to ruin everything in its path...
Can begin unintended.
An unexpected to last for as long as it has.
Especially when a starting of it,
Began from a flicker of a spark...
That gathers those with a serious task,
To end it as fast as humanly possible.

The spreading of devastating gossip,
Beginning from a whisper...
Intended to mention in a listening ear,
Can begin from an unknown source.
And the juice of it flapped from nonstop lips,
Reaches unexpectedly to ruin the lives...
Of friends, family members,
And others once sharing close relationships.

Fueling duels and unending quarrels,
Creating chaos and vicious conflicts.
With a doing to prove fools can be made,
To cause hearts to break never to mend.
And a mental illness perceived as a kept sanity,
Believed to protect defending divisions...
Of those unconscious with lost and clouded,
Fading visions.