Poem: Tiny Sparks

Tiny Sparks

by Russell Kelfer

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Tiny sparks they seem to be;
We let them fly so needlessly.
We let them fall on one and all
With no concern for where they fall.

And, then, we wander on our way,
(A few more sparks fly every day,)
Not ever glancing back to gaze
Upon the lives we’ve left ablaze.

Just tiny sparks, the tongue requires
To start aflame 10,000 fires.
An idle word, a vengeful slur,
Not even knowing they occur,

We act as though we’re playing games
While leaving countless lives in flames.
Never do we stop to pray,
“Is that what Jesus Christ would say?”

Tiny sparks they seem to be;
We let them fly so needlessly.
Oh, God, my cry to heaven’s flung:
“Teach me how to tame my tongue!”

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