just human

What do we do
that feels like fire that feeds like fire
 just going through the motions
the little tasks that must just must get done
tending flames
blowing smoke
children play laundry gets done
traffic lights go
green
yellow
red morning sun strains through the haze
what can we do that feels like a downpour
in the dust
feeds us like sweet water on skin
we sweep the ash from the front step
curse the winds
look up at the dirty sky
and wait


*we've had countless wildfires in the southwest this year. well over a million of acres burned or burning. right now there are 2 major fires flanking santa fe, one of which is within the los alamos national labs which brings radiation along with its smoke and ash. it hasn't rained in months.