Campfire of the Dead
The campfire of the dead
is damp with futile wishing.
It comes with instructions
in Swedish. Or disappearing
ink. It allows no shortcuts.
It is missing one piece,
and that piece is called certainty. The campfire of the dead
comes with no accelerant. Instructions say just breathe on it.
Instructions say, Spell the name
of your god with these dry sticks.
Whose bones are these, you wonder, rubbing your hands together.