A Fire
The Burning of Wood and Emotions
A fire starts with a single lonely flame, swaying on what looks like a pocket of air
A fire is started on a bed of crushed discarded newspapers and woodchips, it flashes up for a few brief moments then quickly disappears
A fire is started by taunting and aggression, poking and prodding, huffing and puffing, pleading and cursing
A fire is started by thoughtful plotting and meticulous architecture, by studious praise and then triumphant applause
A fire starts with a bang, a roaring entity into itself, whirling where it will, consuming whatever is in its path, and will extinguish itself in its own time
A fire starts small and grows big, it can be contained but never controlled, it is hard to start but all too easily snuffed out
About the Creator
Valerie J Runyan
I'm Valerie J Runyan, I started writing in Los Angeles where I grew up. I'm a Writing Life Coach in Las Vegas, I'm also the Founder of two Virtual Writing Retreats. I'm also a published Author of four books.
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