Short Pyro Poems

Oh, she's smoking hot, 

I'm completely mesmerized.

Being a Pyro....

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I sit between the flash of your stare
and the world that I used to live in.
Hoping that I'll rise from the ashes,
and brave the kindle of something
better built to withstand these flames.
-James Kelley 2014, All rights reserved....

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Burning, burning, burning bright
Flames dance ‘round and cast their light

Growing, growing, growing tall
They cast dark shadows on the wall

Burning, burning, burning strong
Nothing can withstand for long

Growing, growing, growing tall 
I hold the match that started it all

Burning, burning, burning bright
The fire brings the only light...

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Fear not that critique whittles my will, 
Fear that lack of such may wilt my quill. 

Fear not a lonely path in the dark,
Fear my pyro craft runs out of spark.

Fear not golden age’s silent byplay,
Fear that wondering mind goes astray. 

Fear not that I find I don't belong,
Fear I won't find lyrics to my song. 

March 13, 2023...

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Psychotherapy, micro-bearably.
Pyro-merrily, gyro-herapy, 
lots of chatter, bright new ways,
all pointing to one result.
If we are kind to each other,
if we follow our natural loving hearts,
none of these ways or theories 
will be needed by anybody.
Be nice. Be kind. Be considerate.
Treat others the way you want to be treated.
Live as well as you can, by letting others live their way.
Psychotherapy, micro-bearably.
None of it needed if we follow the golden rule....

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The nights we ignited, the days we burned.  
                             Our words were kindling to jealousy’s flame, 
                               Ardent kisses to fervent tempers turned. 
                              A blaze embraced erased hopes of reclaim, 
                               When a soul incendiary loved the same. 
                                 So we fed ourselves to our needy fire, 
                                   Dancing oblivious on passion’s pyre....

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I see you're still here,
drowning in the ginger beer.
Peeking, pilfiering, scraping the veneer.
Snakelike, with a sneer.
Don't misle that horny steer-
please watch your language, dear.

Uch, why? No.
You silly pyro.
Then you go.
We, as a whole
ceased to grow.

Now back,
heaping flack.
I must have
stepped on a crack.

Forgiveness is a given,
as long as you're livin',
regardless of schism.

You threaten to leave,
wear it on your sleeve.

I see you're still here....

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You set fire to my soul
When I thought I was lost
Brightened my whole world
Warmed every square inch
Of my ice block heart
You thawed me inside out
Put a light in my eyes
The sparkle I thought I lost
Then burned the whole thing
Threw it in the flames
They destroyed me
I went up in flames
Charring my once thawed heart
Burning it to a crisp
Unsalvageable
You lit a match and 
Dropped it in the gasoline
Igniting everything
Like the pyromaniac you are

(Pyro-Kings of Leon)...

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