The Man on Fire by Cheri Borowiec

I sat at the table with the man on fire

We were having a party

The man just sat there... on fire

And we did nothing....

Someone said, "He's seeing a psychiatrist you know,

and he may get a skin graft on the thumb"

While the man on fire screamed

"I need to set my hair on fire,

will you help me?"

"Got a match?" Someone asked

And the man continued to burn.....

Cheri Borowiec is a poet, artist, and entrepreneur who owns and operates The Cheese Box in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. A graduate of Northwestern University, she further developed her creative voice and focus on emotional truth through acting studies at The Ted Liss Workshop. Her poetry is marked by a visceral exploration of resilience and spiritual reclamation, often charting the journey from isolation toward a state of being "complete, integrated, and whole." Whether through her writing or her presence in the Lake Geneva community, Cheri’s work remains dedicated to the power of rediscovering light and truth within the shadows of experience.