Burn The Brain

Burn The Brain

Burn the brain

fire the memories to stoke the future

toss the embers of what’s been done

flame the forest of old habits

Turn the ground

read new knowledge into the soil

put old tears to good use

fears to motive actions

Plant the sparks

seedlings pop through snows of doubt

some will not survive the spring

recycle those husks for nourishment

Work the field

prepare for harvest

and if this be not worth cultivation

burn the brain again

September 19, 2013

Tressa Lee Breen

author reading poem