The Legend of the Three Companions

We warned him that
the Ancients say
drawing too close
to the fiery shrub
would mean death
for human jars
cannot bear
liquid fire.
But he seemed to
revel in the
secrets found within
the chambers of heat,
and with him
in our midst
we too could burn
without end.
We warned him
not to cross too far
to the other side,
(for we dreaded
losing him)
yet he seemed at home
nimbly scaling
the ladder to the sky
to the rhythm of
the silent music.
Ah, but the time
we hold most dear,
the time which seemed
out of time indeed,
was that mid-September
we found him
hidden in the
cleft of the rock.
His body could
no longer bear
the love,
and he broke out
in wounds.

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