Two rush to the fire
The freedom fire
One tries to extinguish the fire
The freedom fire
One points his gun
At the man in the freedom fire
One officer sprays the fire
Three men feel heat from the fire
Two men knew the man on fire
In the freedom fire
They knew the man on fire
From the range where they trained to fire
Their guns
But not at men on fire,
Especially not this man, on fire
Not this man in the freedom fire
Police officer, diplomat overseer, military overseared
Three stand-ins present at the foreman's "freedom" fire
As one chooses to stand in the freedom fire
He stands in protest, not complicit, on fire
The diplomat yells to the officer "Fire! Fire!"
Media comes, Would they put out the fire?
The freedom fire
The foremen stand-ins opt to put out the fire
The real foremen discuss and continue the fires
Who is in control of the fire?
Which foreman over sees the fires?
Does it matter if they all spread the fire?
Laymen lament the man on fire
Their foremen continue to forment the fire
The police officer sprays the fire
The protest is silent and the fire is extinguished
What a way to go out
in the freedom fire.