Jill's 12/20/03 Update

12/20/03: Building a Fire

We went away for a weekend together

High in the mountains and high in the heather

I brought my anger and you brought your fear

We boarded the bus that took us out of here

We stayed awake all night gathering fuel

For building a fire for lovers and fools

We lay it all down in a clearing that dawn

And slept as it dried out all day in the hot sun

Setting the wood took three or four hours

But slowly and carefully we built a tower

We worked much harder than we'd ever known

And when we were done I could swear it looked like home

Then we stood there watching as we burned away

This beautiful thing we had labored to make

I shut my eyes and I thought of our joy:

It's something we make and it's something we destroy

goodbye rob