Here and Now

Dear One,
This is where you belong
And you
were made for this

I know
the scorching heat
threatens
everything you've ever loved

But you know
     inside the dust of your bones
     inherited 
     from earth and stars
how to turn burning
into life

No other place
is safer, cooler
frozen without fire
No other place
is home

This is where you belong
And you
were made for this