When the stones spark
Don't jump, as if startled
Don't yell, in surprise
Don't dilate your pupils
Let the light hit your eyes
When the stones spark
When the stones spark
Don't drop them and run
Don't cower in fear
Shake you heads
in agreement
Do not sit, and stare
When the stones spark
When the stones spark
Do not trample on them
Do not wish for rain
Do not stomp and kick them
Into the big drain
When stones spark
In the friction of silence
tolerance
or apathy untamed
I dare you
I dare you
To put out the flame
Without getting burnt
When the stones spark
Copyright©2020 by Camille Caliscia Patrick
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