Keeper of the Flame
Keeper of the Flame
Photo by Mike Hall
Keeper of the Flame
My honorable duty, throughout the centuries,
has been hard. I am not the fire, or its end result.
I am the keeper of the flame,
for all to use for all its use in all forms.
I’m in each match, lighter, torch, molten rock, and
the leftover hot coal in a morning campfire.
Primitive man carried me around and worshiped me.
With me, many people can see, make iron and steel
tools and weapons, have food or warm places to live,
and jobs making the flame. Oil has value, as much
as gold, and plastic exists.
With me, much property has been damaged and destroyed.
People and animals have lost their lives, too.
Without me, none of this would happen, and this
world would still be a cold mass, struggling to
survive in the dark. That is why being keeper of the flame
is such an honor, since I serve the world.