Of Toasters And Open Flames Poem by Bill Grace

Of Toasters And Open Flames



I do not like an open flame
For in it there could be
A fuse of vastly more loss
Than aesthetic or even spiritual gain.

But flame for spirit is better
Than a world possessed of none
Imagine my sense of betrayal
When the toaster wanted fun
And in process headed towards burning the house down.

Bill Grace
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Topic(s) of this poem: betrayal,fun,loss
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