September 16, 2011

The Youth Are Leaving Home On Fire

By Tony Brown

the youth are leaving home
on fire

looking for a cool pond
to quench in

a good place to drink
a good place to skinny dip

they want to know
why we lit them up

what led to lit matches
and gasoline

we don’t know what to say
with these antique burned lips

other than fire
cleanses and 

we wish them well
even as they flee us

 

About Tony Brown

Unknown's avatar
A poet with a history in slam, lots of publications; my personal poetry and a little bit of daily life and opinions. Read the page called "About..." for the details. View all posts by Tony Brown
This entry was posted on Friday, September 16th, 2011 at 8:04 am and tagged with , , and posted in poetry. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

Leave a comment

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.