Love Poem: I, the Firefighter
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Written by: Mark Riedel

I, the Firefighter

Kinshala
 
    I am scared
not of you, but  my extra sensory
perception on my internal
dialogue 
          of what to do...
afraid of non condusive traits
   that form a line
            inside my cranium
            and around my spine....
I'm burning up...a celebrated
convoluted can of beans and brine,
 
I want so much
  to feel yr embrace and
grasp yr touch         to give you muchos besos
(like giving poor muchos pesos,)
 
don't laugh, but touch me with yr eyes
   I want to give you all of me
     (especially what you cannot see)
            without any unwelcome surprise...
 
So Kinshala
    of whom I am burning for
if yr house is smoking down
    I'll be there to turn the door
handle and be true
to quench the fire
   and save you
 
from uncertain realities and strife
  for I'd guard you with my life...