firefightERS reUnion

undeniable brotherhood.
some you never forget,
others you wish you could.

they fight the fires 
that threaten a mother,
a child, a father,
even their brothers;
when things are slow, 
they’ll fight each other.

the end of every fire 
brings a retreat,
smokey assemblies 
in the middle of the street. 

they gather to eat 
in a single room–
and so do they sleep
from dawn till doom.

by K. Osei