And He Is Like Fire

When you read Pinterest Based Writing prompts for too long you think you're a poet and then you make stuff like this

It is captivating,

This source of sheer light and warmth,

A thing almost completely of nature that

Is everything

It is tranquil sometimes,

Quiet and brilliant when it first fills a darkened place

Recognized, respected and awed

It has a million  moments of ignition

That define it in the eyes of people

Some know it as the unknown, the impossible, the fierce

And all-consuming of its obstacles

Some are fond of the flame that flickers softly

The gentle teardrop of light that you can run a finger or a cheek by

And know its warmth and brightness

Seeing it warm a blush onto your skin without its awareness

It is known but forgotten at times

That the company of a flame can be the same

That sets off irrevocable change

Just as brilliant and bright and untouched

And those who fear it and its unknown cannot know 

How indescribable it is to be touched by it

How it sears into you and lasts, lasts with a permanence

That lingers on the skin even longer than you prolong its memory

And he is like fire.

Reviews

[Hanlan Paquin]

I think I know who this is about, and it is adorably sweet

[Madeleine Celeste]

No, this poem is definitely about Richard Simmons, crazy fitness instructor extraordinaire. I've fallen madly in love with him. Obviously. That's definitely your first guess.

But in all seriousness, thank you so much Hanlan!!