The flames were hot and fierce,
so they had to keep their distance at first
She looked up into the sky
as smoke and small black squares twirled above the crowd
Soon, she thought
soon the pile of books will be gone
leaving only a pile of ashes, then
dust, as the night air cools them,
they will blow across the field
until everything will be gone
She smiled at the thought of it,
knowing they will all sleep easier
when those words have disappeared,
and
their children will be safe
from such dangerous ideas
.