Fires
We all have fires.
Some burn quickly,
Fiercely,
Until nothing remains
But ash and smoke.
Some fires scintillate
In the darkness,
Emanating a vermillion glow
As embers smolder.
Others burn endlessly
It seems,
Flames jumping up
And retreating back down
In a dance that cycles
Over and over again.
Some fires spread
Beyond the pit in all directions,
Becoming an uncontrollable
Force that leaves
The landscape charred
And crumbling
In its wake.
Copyright © Katie Telling | Year Posted 2018
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