
Fire reminds me of all that is most full of light
Of the heat that comes with love
And passion for a fully lived life
And as I watch fire flames
Lick the air
Throwing their flying sparks skyward
I remember how it felt for us
In our unbridled moments
Of carefree spontaneity
To taste the joy of love
For there is something in the heart aflame
That has the power
To cast the demons
Of fear and loneliness
Away
If only for a while
And for a time
All those years ago
We tasted that grace
As the fire of light and love
Danced between us
These are the memories
I will hold close to me
The broken dreams
The hurt and screams
Well I will let them
Fall through space
And fade away
I was not the same person then
The fire had not yet burned me clean
So now if I feel myself
Comforted by the role I take
Of guardian to the flames
Maybe there will come a way
Some day
To taste the heat of fire
Between us
To partake once again
Of the passion joy and freedom
Of its mystical
Intensity
And deep soul liberating
Beauty
Your poem is poignant. Hope you are through your dark night?
Thank you so much. I am. I still visit it at times but I don’t live there as much any more. π