Ashes gather
at the bottom
of the fire
we have made.
It is a weekday
night like any other,
announcement
of denial,
death of desire.
Somehow our soil
and vegetation
must survive
without us.
Somehow we
want to die alone
and small.
We fly toward
this conflagration
like widows,
like moths.
David Radavich has published a variety of poetry, drama, and essays, including two epics, AMERICA BOUND and AMERICA ABROAD, as well as MIDDLE-EAST MEZZE and THE COUNTRIES WE LIVE IN. His latest book is HERE'S PLENTY (Cervena Barva, 2023).