Fire

Mesmerizing trance Seductive dance Bouncing flames Endlessly change Feel fire’s soul Rising from the coal Warm and inviting Seductively enticing I’m drawn deep inside Where the secrets hide Where oxygen thrives Keeping flames alive I want the heat the flickering beat as flames rise up and then retreat Starve the fire of oxygen and wood and it’s soul soon dies As a human life would Comforting to know that it burns for me I need the certainty Even when I can’t see Near enough to feel the heat Wanting consumption to feel complete Against my will Denying the thrill I hesitantly turn Fearing the burn Nurturing the fire Takes more than desire to watch the flames as they dance higher It’s the core inside where life resides flames now retreating Fire’s heart slows beating Embers glowing not ever knowing Will life reignite or extinguish tonight Knowing that soon With naught to consume Fire’s beauty will just Becomes ashes and dust Blackened and dark No hint of a spark Feeling the cold Fire’s secrets untold