Janette Hoppe #26 Heat Seekers

heat -
this motion of atoms
capable of transmitting
through solid and fluid
conduction,
convection,
a ticking time bomb
too much heat
and radiation in this empty space

a transference of energy
anger,
hate,
child face killers
suicide bombers
the sensation of such energy
let it burn, let it burn

the reckless release of violence
sudden,
fatal,
tick, tick, tick
detonation

heat is not just of pain
or temperature
sometimes there is love
like Magda's fire man
feet blown off
dead man walking
only embracing death
once he knew his wife had made it

and sex
yes
sex
a preferred heat
the preferred transference of energy
my libido
is its own ticking time bomb.