Crash and Burn

Crash and Burn:
I know that is where this is going.
We are so past the
Live and Learn
That the question is
What exactly will crash
And will that directly lead to the
Burn?
Or will that happen separate and apart,
Separated by small or large space?
Even though, in the meaning of time throughout the centuries
It will feel instantaneous.
But it will not have been spontaneous.
For WE watch each and every spark,
WE hear
With each our own ears,
And with OUR collective ear,
each and every crackle.
As WE watch the sticks rubbed furiously together,
Just waiting for ignition.
Yet we’ve already seen the torches aflame.
It is said that Rome burned.
Ashes to ashes.
Dust to dust.
Given these metaphors of historical relevance,
Whom do you trust?