One

Polar Fixations

Thin ice floor

One simple crack,

A valley is formed.

Apathetic infestations

Skinned, storied souls,

Plain ole denial, then raw--

Bound, the biting cold

Fire-bombed foundations,

Fury sparks & crackles,

True lives to ashes--

Still, oblivion, ignorance, cackles.

Discrepant realities

Amongst & between us,

We are one in the same,

Blurring, melting of cusps

Love-runged ladders

Small steps to strong leaps

Relentless rainbows, luminosity

And there, Trust, diversity, peace

--TBJ (07/19/16)