Thanksgiving

what would you do

if you stood vis-a-vis
the one
you have sought respite in
the one
who has inspired your being

would you profess your love
or
would you worship the very idea of an existence

would you live the flawed man
or
would you love the infallible demigod


there are no heroes
just men
men who set the world on fire
and
men who watch it burn

if you are watching it burn
it was he who set the fire