'Be the Flame' & other poems
'Be the Flame' & 3 other poems
published by The Mystic Blue Review (Issue 4) - April 10, 2018
Be the flame

Do not be the moth
flocking toward destruction.
Be the flame withstanding pain
burning bright
to fend off the darkness
with your sheer light.
Do not be the moth
singeing your wings
so you may no longer fly.
Be the flame, impenetrable.
Feed off the oxygen which
makes you want to live.
Do not be the moth
returning to your agony.
Be the flame, dancing,
your body flickering
in the wind.
Be the flame, igniting and
consuming all obstacles
in your path.
~*~*~*~

Consume me
my forbidden fruit
sweetest juice
touches
soft lips
tongue licks
deft fingers
peel away skin
open me up
teeth dive in
seek the pit
heart-stone
~*~*~*~