Flames

"There's so much sadness here and so much hurt." "I want, in a way, to take a lighter to these pages."

There's
so much sadness here
and so much hurt.
Every day I sit back
and from the glare of a
computer screen
hours, miles, far away
I purse my lips
and my eyes get watery.

 

I want, in a way,
to take a lighter to these pages.
I want to strike a match and kindle
some sort of flame inside my ribcage.
Something that'll keep me yearning
and stretching
and burning
for things to fight for.

There are plenty.

Author's Note

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Reviews

[_mal]

This is so beautiful, I know how you feel. Your choice of words is lovely