eternal flame

keep cool in schools like fishes swim
feel the coral reef beyond belief so thin the fin
there is a bond to dive from
the surface
fathomed far below found
fondly underground
to neglect the one pure love suits harm bemoaning odious
a karmic mental bar an obstacle superfluous
of charms to throw away on a
dalliance my insignificance
to survive with not a husband nor a wife
but the childlike things I say and do
have a gravity pulling me through-tell me about you-as for me I
haven’t got a clue without the closeness, sad as a mad strain of peace
and karats
to drown my sorrows in shiny objects
to let go of the pain, to fight for
the fire
my eternal flame.