fire

when finding myself
in the thick forests of truth
your smiling face shines.

please don’t steal the joy.
it’s all that’s left from burnt pain.
pain you never knew.

it’s in the spinning.
the world comes into focus.
time standing sentry.

on the red button
rest multicolored gray stones.
naked apes rejoice.

past smokey lamp lights.
the white flickering dashes.
the highway to hell.

the nimble are quick
like a dark thief during night.
but the tortoise wins.