The fire

The fire

A Poem by sarah

I sit closely to the open flame
I can feel the heat on my cold face
The flames are bright and blazing
It burns so quickly so beautifully

I sit there watching as his picture burns
I wish the flames would consume it slower
So I could savor the moment a bit longer
But it burns as fast as my anger does

I see his face slowly burn away
The smoke rises quickly
It melts almost
His face slowly vanishes into the fire

The flames blaze!

And I sit quietly
Thinking to myself
Wondering
Contemplating

My thoughts race
My heart beats fast
The knots I once felt burn slowly away
His memory slowly fading

I sit alone
The house is quite
No lights on are on
No sound is made

Just the crackling of the flame
And the slow
Steady fire growing brighter
A magical moment

A bittersweet moment
But in the end the flame consumes the picture completely 
And it
disappears
As though

It never existed....   

© 2010 sarah


Author's Note

sarah
I burned the pictures of my ex tonight

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Good poem !


Posted 13 Years Ago



A bittersweet moment
But in the end the flame consumes the picture completely
And it disappears
As though

It never existed....
nice lines....... good work

Posted 13 Years Ago


Oh, I know you really hates him!
It's it right after your last poem?
It's seems a nice way to express anger on a person, burning the picture.
Great Poem with a nice expression!

Posted 13 Years Ago


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thats is (in my humble opinion) your best piece..it's simply written but has a metaphor entwined as you burn the picture..I could see it all..truly a lovely piece

Posted 13 Years Ago


WOW you must really hate him :p

Posted 13 Years Ago


I'm proud of you sarah, i know that must have taken a lot to do and a lot of courage to write about it as well. Its a new beginning for you! :)

Posted 13 Years Ago


Very good poem. It's lonely and sad, yet beautiful. I love "As though....It never existed" I've used that line often when thinking of some of my ex's.

Posted 13 Years Ago


A very good poem. I like the feeling you create with your words. A lonely house and someone burning their memories away. I like the last line. I don't know if it is that easy to forget someone? A excellent poem.
Coyote

Posted 13 Years Ago



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