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_ _ _ _ FIRE, RUNNING _ _ _ _
conflagration always starts
with momentary disregard
casual complacency
fanning that inner flame
Fear ignites, a line is crossed
dangerous as its twin, Desire
what ring of stone could now contain
passion as inflamed as this?
like teenage boys who drive to town
on friday nights, dreaming of danger
burning with that primal lust
that feeds upon the hungriest
intensity itself intensifies
in heat until discovered
the element Surprise detected
alarms now ring like pangs of guilt
panic rises, demons summoned
secrets you failed to contain
forces gather like Homecoming night
as the bonfire surrounds you
the steam and sweat of effort
envelopes you again
as you rage against your Nature
to sate the dry thirst of a parched soul
and in the ashes of the aftermath
the scorched earth that marks your passing
do you even remember
that single spark that started it all
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Published by Synkroniciti Magazine Vol. 5, No. 1, Katherine McDaniel, editor
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