In the burning
Of the naked flame
That shimmers
In the early light
Deep within your heart
I am close to you
Stay close to me
Stay close to the fire
Do not fear
That the fire that burns inside
Will destroy you
Do not forget
That what is essential to your soul
Is akin to fire
And cannot be destroyed
It is only the dross
The husk
The fleeting
The unessential that will die
In the flames
In the ash that remains
Is the distillation of the fire
The ground down
Essence of your soul
So do not fear the fire
But stay close to it.
And hold yourself still
In the centre of the flames
Christ said.
“He who is close to me is close the fire”.
Emerging From The Dark Night 
Reblogged this on Emerging From The Dark Night and commented:
This is a poem I wrote a while back about what I see as the transformative fire we go through on the way out of our trauma. This is for Summer.
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