2003/fires

After the fires
the estimate is
thirty-four tons of debris
for each home burned.
So that is it –
the measure of
a life.

Twenty-four grams
is the unexplained
drop in body weight
that some say accounts
for the soul.

No wonder our spiritual
life falters and fails,
what chance does
twenty-four grams have
against thirty-four tons?

11/18/03