Wildfire

from my booklet "Songs and Poems for Ghosts Coming to Terms with Being Alive" 2019

Wildfire

Rivers have widened,

trees have grown,

while I’ve stayed stiff, refused to bend

medically alone

Stepping back,

I see the difference you could make

without my interference

I just can’t take the risk of 

showing what’s transpired,

if I could be trusted

I’d show you where my heart grew 

before the wildfire

This energy I’m wasting remaining in one place

is making it poisonous where I plant my feet,

only space will grow,

only space I’ll know

Viewing the present like the past

is a quiet future,

no one remembers you

when you’re absent from the memory

I just can’t take the risk

of showing what’s transpired,

If I could be trusted

I’d show you where my heart grew 

before the wildfire

Reviews

[John the Baptist]

The speaker in this work appears to have weathered some ordeal of a serious nature which was life altering. Although I think the wildfire mentioned is symbolic of something that has made him/her want to jettison the past altogether. The person being addressed is evidently one who was prominent in that past. This may be something of an explanation and farewell combined.

[NoPoetry]

A fairly accurate breakdown of the poem. I appreciate you taking the time to read and understand it :)

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Some really depth writing! So as a poet we say is that true I smile asking because it reads as true feelings and poets dont lie if so have hard time showing it. I see the word trust a lot so tells me the 1 or you in the poem is never seen a real trust in another. Its like failure sometimes when one cant be trusted or seen. Yes the heart if only they knew I always say. Heavy stuff I enjoyed!

[NoPoetry]

Actually as a poet I love to lie, there's fictional elements to a lot of my writing, although I wouldn't make it evident as to what was a lie and what is an admission of truth :P I'm glad you liked it! thank you for reading

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Wow ok thats a new one on me kinda scary tbh! Yeah was a good write but been better was true!