Burnt

I held out my hands To touch yours And you pulled me Closer and closer to you Only to shove me Into Hell's raging fires! I burned a part of myself Before realising That life is not meant for me Since it has to be deprived Of your love! So, even if I agonised In raging fires, I sang out to the winds To blow harder and harder Still so as to keep the fire Burning bright So that it may smoulder me To ashes and then Blown by these same winds I shall be reduced to nothingness! The winds heard And unable to disobey my call They did as I bid them to But, Since my essence is that of the divine I am burning still And shall keep burning As long as my body would be required to, Then, When my time shall come, I shall leave As quietly As I came Since You deserve to enjoy your life Even if I never loved mine Except for those times When I felt myself Blossoming in your gaze! For Contest Reflection in Silence Sponsored by Silent One Written on 21 June 2020