Thursday, December 24, 2015

To the Fire

I am not finished with you,
m'sieur,
who burns and shines,
bringing me joy
as a happy coincidence.

You,
the dark-haired Apollo,
the lithe Adonis,
the living Enjolras-
you are a fire
lucky enough
to take roost
where the earth cracks
and something rises
unbidden
to feed a flame.

Burn still,
for what I thought would damage me
has left no trace-
and now I wait out
the end of this spark
that I might befriend the fire in earnest.

Reste.
S'il te plait.

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