Poem October 24, 1988 ISSUE

The firefighter

Gregory Alan Bouwens

A bolt of rage hits, setting dry thoughts ablazelike lightning; it catches me in a self-justifying daze.

Then I hear the Christ alerting me,tenderly,"Remove the fire's fuel,and you'll have your victory."

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