The fire grows old before me
pulled into this world
through gasoline induced womb
Once stood SIX FEET TALL
     big as a mountain
Lived sixty three years in those
     first three minutes
Lit up the sky
Noticed by stars
Now it’s old grandchildless grandpa fire
     flames no bigger than my thumb
And thumbs shall fall
Before dawn
It’s life leaving nothing but smoke
     the color of dolphins
And an absence of light
     that blinds the eyes