16. fire
by Conner Cowan
Of all the ways for an ending,
would it not be best in
a blaze?
For the world to curl up
and peel back its rind,
to find the fruit of an eternal harvest.
Like a waving hand,
the long awaited salutation.
Could I be like
the smoke that will rise
and rise.
Conner is an English teacher at Seabreeze High School in Daytona Beach, Florida. Poetry is one of the few things that keep him grounded; to find hope and explore the mysteries of mankind's time on earth.
