Reconciliation During the Great Fires

By Rob Taylor

“There must be something in books, things we can’t imagine”

– Guy Montag, Fahrenheit 451

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Reconciliation During the Great Fires

Refusing heaven, his life
failure, the man in the black coat turns,
walking slow, into the early hours:
the sentinel unsettled.

Why are you so sad? Surrender
the possible past, pure product.
Track and trace the breath
you take from the lord.

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