embers fly into the sky

engulfed in flame seemingly dangerous  untouchable burning is consuming  radiates like a hot furnace you could reach out to touch it but you would be burned feel pain it’s okay for you to be afraid keep your distance  keep back keep it to yourself  yellow bending orange edged in blue and yet hottest is invisible …

they don’t know about the fire

they don’t know about the fire within they don’t have the dreams i do they don’t know about how far you can go through the pain they don’t know what you’re capable of they don’t know about how finely well-chosen words can mean the world they don’t know how to sit in silence  they don’t…

the unanswered question

The man looked at the worn piece of paper that the little man had given him. He hadn’t seen this in ages. And as he looked at it he was still astonished that he was holding it his hands once again. “How did you find this?” “It was given to me…” The little man grabbed…

fire

Early in the morning and the thing she wanted to do was hit a tree until her fist would bleed. The knuckles, streaming the red viscous fluid. But eyes fixated on this spot on the tree. On the place she was supposed to hit repeatedly. Didn’t care if there was pain or permanent damage. No,…