Firewood must be dead to ignite & burn.
Everything that is alive
(like anger, the fire must be fed so we’ll get warm)
will smoke up—
Everything that is alive,
our objects from the wilderness
will smoke up;
they will not give us warmth at night.
Our objects from the wilderness
[words] are too precious; please stay quiet & peaceful.
They will not give us warmth at night.
Please don’t gather up the green sticks!
Words are too precious; please stay quiet & peaceful.
Like anger, the fire must be fed so we’ll get warm—
Please don’t gather up the green sticks!
Firewood must be dead to ignite & burn.