The Fire

You blaze so brightly, I’m afraid It’s been dark here for so long If I stray too far I’ll lose the light If I stand too close I’ll be consumed but I need the fire, it brings me to life. Your worry vibrates through your smile and I wonder why I’m here again, we linger in our favorite place a while drinking cheap Chianti and Heineken I’ll lose the light if I stray too far. We talk about our days and nights (Does she taste me when you kiss her?) I sip my wine and pick my fights As our worlds begin to blur I’m too close and beginning to burn. All the fun’s been had, I’ll never understand what you still want from me, Yet I wait shamefully for your command filled equally with desire and misery You blaze so brightly I’m helplessly drawn. I’ve read that love is not enough but reality and Serif font can never measure up. You tell me that I think too much my heart demands that my mind shut up. because I need your fire to bring me to life. A tiny spark that smolders still, quiet glow of a former crackling glory its embers flicker with every wind that can gently flame or roughly snuff. I’m sorry to leave like this but I’ve just realized it’s been dark here long enough.