Touched By Your Flame

I watched them gather round The warmth of your flame Like campers at campfire time Huddling close to you Pushing and jostling For the best place I saw your warmth Dancing off their faces Small cinders escaping into the night I followed the sparks drifting up On the chilly breeze Riding high…disappearing into the stars I was cold I was alone On the edge And yet…I dared not go near you Though your light invited me And I wanted so much to be warmed By you Yet….how could I find a place By those encircling you Watching the mesmerizing display Of your orange and yellow flames There was no place Among the gathering of.... The strong, the beautiful, the insistent So, on the outskirts I stayed Tears trickling down my cheeks Cold Alone… I waited…I held back Until they all left One by one Some bumping into me Not even aware that I was alive I waited until you had almost died out No longer on display But a warm glow of embers Still orange and glowing with desire And I approached Shyly… Longingly… Needing to see you dance For me….only for me And I coaxed you In my clumsy way My fingers cold My heart ablaze Suddenly....you burst into flame A pillar of fire Miracle of love For I had not added any kindling But my little heart And yet it seems you had waited Knowing I would come And my slightest touch Made the flames spring to life Voracious flames Flames reaching the high heavens Your heat overpowering Consuming I almost threw myself into you Wanting to reach the center Of the heat and warmth Of your beauty… I spent the night Out under the stars Lying naked Yet not cold Naked Yet not ashamed Naked Yet not shy For your glow was my covering I let myself be touched Time and again By licking fingers of fire By the burning flames of your desire For….ME! For Gail's Contest Touched by Your Flame May 27, 2013