fire ritual

there are
   sounds that
awake
   memories we never
had.

if you follow a
   ritual––
where does it
   lead?

beyond the
   limits of
the fixed
   imagination––

farther than the
   boundaries of
the human
   heart––

outside the
   intransigent
confines of the
   mind.

if we follow,
   follow nakedly,
like children,

what new lands,
   & oceans &
skies

will we discover
   & re-discover of
perfection?

& what
   more?