... and the Gods cried
when Prometheus
the original tech icon
stole flame
and gave man a chance
to culturally advance
Fire changed everything ...
Providing warmth and comfort
from the harsh elements
That glow of security
which illuminates
the dreaded night
Fire changed everything ...
Searing heat
forging the swords
Newer and better weapons
of quick efficient destruction
Implements perfected
for the tearing of flesh
The flame lit torches
to let us pillage and burn
our charred enemies
Create a funeral pyre
rising to the heavens
to honor our recently dead
Fire changed everything...
For better for worse
A blessing and a curse
In many ways
fire is like love
the flames which consume
is such a wondrous creation
Wreaking blazing devastation
and exquisite beauty
throughout the inferno of human history
We the bastard offspring
The sparkling legacy
of Prometheus and Aphrodite
These terrifying contradictions
Both splendidly deadly addictions
We can't seem to live without
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