There must be one
By Johny Takkedasila

There ought to be one

To ignite life's hearth

A blazing fire

To shove down rice husks

To extinguish when ablaze

When needed

To immerse in water,

There must be one.

When firewood burns bright

Truths akin to water

To douse flames

Adding more coal

Burning again and again

There must be one.

In final moments,

As saucer takes flight,

When fumes dance timely

To control, salvage,

There must be one.

To blow wind,

With soot cloth in hand,

To lower globe,

Cease rushing,

To grow accustomed to walking,

To reveal scenes of past,

For every need

There must be one.

To push when halted,

To rise when faltering,

To meld into each other

There must be one.

The hunger pangs of yesterday,

Silenced now,

Pause and fill up.

Do you have any?