Lay of the Land
Somehow i do still want what so many wild places also need: to burn. A periodic cleansing by fire.
meteor this sensation of a racing heart
Dave Bonta
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Somehow i do still want what so many wild places also need: to burn. A periodic cleansing by fire.
meteor this sensation of a racing heart
The poem begins with a surprising confession. The speaker still wants something that wild places need: to burn. The phrase "a periodic cleansing by fire" borrows the language of land management, where fire clears out old growth and lets new life start.
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