Marshall Fire
by Erin Robertson
Our latest calamity:
half the town burning down.
I crawl into bed after watching it burn
and the blanket shoots sparks into my hands.
Oh, fire and ice gods,
winter and spring axes,
let me recall how to press these palms
so they still manage to hold joy.
Let me find a way to still
admire a stray spark.
from North American Review, Vol. 309 No. 2, Summer 2024
