Exodus
after the divorce
you evacuate the broken home
a natural disaster
wild fire
grab what you love most
find the nearest exit
run as far from the carnage
as your lungs can carry you
there is nothing
living
left inside
outside
the neighbors gather
gawk at the spectacle
all your failures
folding in on themselves
Pray the flames take it all
this is God's work
now the baptism
holy water
to cleanse
the corpse
a crowd
combs the remains
for answers
when
where
how
did the destruction begin
if they dig deep enough
they’ll discover
the altar
where the blaze
began
©Confidence Omenai 2020
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