Hope Hearken’s most recent poem to appear here was “demons fill the room” (September 2014). 

fire is falling
By Hope Hearken

fire is falling
trees are burning
forest is glowing
but there is a path

where are you going
oceans stand up
welcoming statues
as giants crumble

and angels are seen
but where is he
i remember everything
the mountain splitting
the sky fading to green
the wind grabbing me

and you knew my name
where did you go in time
i can’t get a hold of you
only pieces of you are found
in the winter’s sound
in the sun’s eye
in the moon’s mirror
in the lake’s water
i know you, i do
you are him alone
can i follow you