A Mere Spark

a spark
sets aflame so much,
just the mere twitch of metal
on metal or
lighting
in rain.
a wire frayed,
a thrown match, a word,
a glance
in anger
does nothing if not
the same.
it takes
so little to set the dry world
on fire.
the house,
the love, a marriage,
all so easily
set asunder,
so quickly devoured.