With one single flame created
Tended for and built to grow
A lifetime of blaze, nearly ended
Affecting the power of my glow
Sucking the air from all around me
Leaving a void that fills the room
Embers as cold, as I am empty
Barely holding on to fumes
No flint or steel left to reignite it
Extinguished without a single thought
The darkness envelopes what was candle lit
Surrounded by soot and ash lined rocks
My flesh is colder than the air now
The spark of life has been erased
That fire never defined me anyhow
It welcomed the shadows, to hide my face
Newly transformed now, to find my purpose
This ending allows my flame to rest
Just let me lie here in the cool grass
And find a new flame, in my chest
About the Creator
Kelli Sheckler-Amsden
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Comments (1)
To move on one must love (like) oneself. I may have read this one wrong or read too much into it. Great job.