RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: LIFE SONGS
Fires in the Caves of Thought *
We are as cave beings
Searching for the flame
That will light the fires of thought
We grunt and moan as the ancients did
To convey our wants and needs
We find stones to throw at our adversaries
We find plants to feed our children
We will kill to enable survival
Once in a rare while
We find words that spark a flame
That light a fire
That warms the soul
On a cold and bitter night
We search for others
To share the warmth
To fill the quiet moments
In the caves of our thoughts
We live we love we cherish
Just as the ancients did
We form circles of common cause
To ease the pain of living
To share the hardship
To celebrate the triumph
Of truth and survival
* Jack Foley “Shadow Boxing with Floyd”
(for Floyd Salas)
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