Fireflies

inside is the fight to win

the prize goes to the one

who  rises from the rubble

holding the pen

who said that sin was sin

the stove is hot

turned on

what if it was always

turned off

someone gained from our loss

told that words were evil

so we didn’t read them

told that slavery was God’s gift

to our people

immoral, unlawful and illegal

heads or tails

on a dollar bill

unmask the coins

make it hollow

choose a path but

never follow

get off the nipple and

break the bottle

do not dilute concentrative

thinking