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 

 

 

 

 

 

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