The Flame of Friendship
A devastating fire, an incendiary flame.
heartless heat dissolves the skin of the innocent.
Thick smoke enshrouds the burning performance.
She cannot help but to feed the beast.
To give in to the power of its haughty remarks.
She cannot flee the scene.
All exits aflame, she must take the blame.
She has not caused a scene, she has not raised her voice.
She doesn't know why, but she has no choice
But to knock herself down, put her heart in a box
The flames surround her, inching near
She has practiced for years to hide her fears
Turn mental anguish into just a bad day
Fire encroaches upon her, she tries to fight back
But mostly she listens
The crackling almost sounds like a monologue
Paragraphs begin to burn her skin
She inhales hatred and lies
Unable to breathe as she in engulfed
It burns her chest and comes upon a glass box
It is no match, stronger than her will to extinguish words with maturity
maybe she could have seen the fire coming
Developed a steel heart, but she was too late
She is weak, on the ground, close to giving up
She begins to believe that she started the fire
Maybe she held a match to friendship
Torturing the ones she loved the most
Maybe she cracked a window
Opening the gates of conversation
She was defeated, words beginning to bruise her body
Sticks and stones may break her bones, but words will always hurt her.
She can only see destruction, noticing that everyone has gotten to safety
She is left alone with only flames to calm her nerves.
Although her heart is burnt beyond repair
She still searches for a reason, what actually started the fire
It seems she will never have an answer
Copyright © S. Grace | Year Posted 2022
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