Fire

"When I'm with him,
his love engulfs all of the anger and depression inside of me
and smothers it out like a flame, 
but when he's gone,
it adds fuel to the fire,
and it burns again."

-Laura Bussey
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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April 12, 2016 at 12:59 PM
Laura Bussey, you've expressed yourself well, I enjoyed your poem. Love LINDA :)
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August 30, 2015 at 2:30 PM
LAURA, Great piece to read today, Well done ~SKAT~
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January 22, 2015 at 11:54 AM
Amazingly described. - Ana
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