The journey through life can be hard,
it is a real struggle at times;
leading to stress, anxiety and anger,
frustration in completing daily tasks.
Held in strong clenched jaws,
it causes me strain in my life;
like a prisoner in heavy chains,
with a strong grip hard to escape.
Is it because my expectations are so grand,
is it because I am weak ?
I feel a huge fire burning within me,
and I have a warriors heart;
yes, I can release myself from the jaws,
but it will take a lot of determination.
My jaw with be held strong,
confidence, I will feed daily;
Will get plenty of sleep at night,
I will eat healthy at all my meals.
And will lower my expectations in life,
will just be me, myself and I !
here, between myself and myself,
God dwells when
He flees the world.
I found Him once
in a forgotten loaf of bread
on the steps of a hospice,
in an old woman asking forgiveness
for simply living.
He did not ask who I am.
He touched my brow
and retreated back into the wound.
we do not think.
we defend ourselves from thoughts
as from a fire burning within.
How does one describe true love?
no measuring tape can do this
even when it's filled with truth
that surface evidence can be a myth
What we would call real love
can be artificial in its effect
that's why friends so much divorce
what a waste so many are a wreck
We need a metaphor to explain it
a red-hot coal fire burning within
this shows the need of the hour
your fingers daren't touch even a whin
In your courting days gone by
that first look and touch did excite
there was something not quite like it
more was your requirement into the night
So get your inner fire burning
make it glow an eternal flame
so your lover will pine for more
hold you both together as a runaway train
I wish I wish this Christmas wish
Upon one star above
I wish for another to see this star
And wish to find my true love
With snowflakes falling
You will see through the clouds
A bright star gleaming
Showing you the way to my heart
A fire burning within my soul
Will keep you warm at night
The lights from this Christmas night
Well bring sparkles into your eyes
Placing mistletoe all around
So, our lips will come together
searching for you until the end of time
This I wish my only wish
That you see our star tonight
Culture Redefined
An immensehood of desire
A cold fire burning within
Let the eye to learn burn within
Where failure is seen as another chance to try again
Give yourself a culture where redefinition is bound to revisit
And inspiration a fuel to set you right
A culture redefined where goodness is a number one choice
For redemption.
A fire dreams inside a pit
Cosy as it starts to glow
Matching the fire burning within
Seeping in the warmth it throws.
Her flames now reflecting in my eyes
Amber coloured hot ribbons of light
The sparks now fly, with crackling sounds
The wind helping it, in it’s crazy dance
The need to leap and fly
The embers with destructive strokes
Landing close to flaming wood
The glow slowly dying out with billowing smoke
The dreams it stole, now rising up
From the darkness of my soul
Now burnt to ashes, a silver grey
Left warm and silent on the ground.
Ambedo
Sponsor: Silent One
Dated: 1.11.2020
L,
You walk by, you stare
not perfection but you're drawn
to its unique flair
blue shingles caressing
the night time sky
intrigue enters the picture
and you start to see
inside the sheerness
the classic curtains
with a touch of grey
you get closer and feel
a fire burning within
warming up the wind
there is comfort in the air
and living without despair
still looking
you can't help but wonder
the workings laid about
the entry and the halls
the mirrors revealing to us all
water runs
tepid thoughts tempt and bathe
a soothing serenade
there's a swing
and the moon happens by
you notice I notice
homes are built to last
the doorbell chimes
I open you close
the door to an ancient past
Snowflakes swirl outside the window
As the fire burns embers, keeping me warm
Glowing inside a winter globe of white
Cold wind moves the air into night
As winter whistles songs
You are my fire, burning within
Inspiring my words to flow, alive again
Moving fresh, falling lightly onto pages
As the snow sifts from the sky onto ground
To sparkle in the sun, when I am found
Heidi Sands
1/5/18
You know a magnet exists not from its form, but from its effects.
Many things are like that, I suppose.
Last night, I had a few glasses of wine; normally, one will suffice.
But I fear there was a kind of fire burning within me that needed to be put out.
And my mind was crafting dreams a bit too fast; it needed to be slowed down.
Every word she says casts a shadow in a thousand directions,
and I yearn to see how each one falls, and what it means for us.
I've found a good way to check how far it's come:
You'll think of her at the beginning and the end of each day.
When you wake up, your plans will shape around her.
I-beams will bend to accommodate her every move.
When you struggle to fall asleep alone,
your mind will pine for that solitary company.
Your earthly success will be measured by whether you've made her smile.
It doesn't come too often; but you'll know it when it does.
Your alpha and omega will align just as she pleases.
The iron filing of your heart is helpless before her eyes.
And you hope she'll draw you closer, closer, ever closer,
until your souls are one.
21 July 2017
Written for "Obsession" contest, sponsored by the Silent One
I look out across the ice
towards an igloo in the distance
It is like a diamond sparkling in the night
I see a fire burning within it's centre
Refracting light through the crystallized walls
I walk towards the light
There are dogs basking in the warm glow
I feel the crunching of my boots on the ice
My breaths heatless smoke escapes my body
I pray that this is not an oasis
A cruel trick my mind is playing on me
Moments ago I longed for sleep
I longed for relief from a sea of white ice
To sit by an open flame
There it lies beneath a sphere of ice
Will I be allowed to enter?
Will it's heat be released to me
One foot in front of the other
Inches away
Angel emerges from the ice home
I am a welcomed guest
Warmth love
Now I can sleep
Ice and fire both offer shelter
By:Richard Lamoureux
For Fire and Ice Poetry Contest
The ground is painted and the sky is torn
An old man passes and a baby is born
The war is over but the memories are strong
My time is coming; It can’t be long
The heroes are gone their stories engraved
They took their glory to the grave
The world is turning I can feel it spin
It feels like a fire burning within
I remember the sounds that they would make
I remember feeling the Earth shake.
“God give me strength”, I said aloud
As I stormed the beaches feeling proud
I fought with honor yet I lived in fear
And as my brothers died beside me I shed no tears
Now I feel the pain of my brothers long ago
And I finally pull the trigger because I’m going home
I am a man
I love, I hate, I bet on bad games
Why do I cry like a schoolgirl
who's relationship went sour
Why do I wish this way my final hour
What is this fire burning within me
It's bringing me close to death,
Yet it slowly saves me
She will always be
My Agony
As I felt her hands trace the lines of my body
I began to think thoughts that I shouldn’t
And soon enough, I find myself submitting
To the desires of flesh, all because of her!
Am I this weak or do I just crave her, tell me?
Regardless, I love the sweet sensation she gives me
She makes me want to forget all of the rules…
I know that if I continue to do this
I will soon see the pathway straight to Hell!
The devil may soon be acquainted with me in time
Must I do it, though it’s considered wrong
Even if I love the feeling it gives me!?
I might as well give up resisting the urges…
For lust is fire burning within me!
I'm Aching
Their is no faking
the fake that I want you
I can't erase you from my mind
No matter how many times I try
Your perfect
My eyes have never seen
anything so breath taking
my heart has never felt this swollen
I'm just fine being friends with you
as long as I can be around you
But I can't tame this fire burning within
It's killing me that I can't follow my heart
It's telling me your all I need
But I must proceed
Without you next to me
it's killing me everyday
I shake it off constantly
Ignoring this feeling isn't easy
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