It’s not something
that just disappears

No one wishes for that

It’s something
we want to keep
deep within us
holding us when
we are sad
embracing us when
we are needy
smiling at us
when we are happy.

A flame
blazing bright and
fierce, full of
hope and power.

Gaze into it
see the light that
fuels the warmth
and melts the fear.

It is not scary or
dangerous, it is
comforting and
empowering.

When the beat goes
slow and the noise
quiet, the flame, it
mellows

It leaves one place
for another until
you find it back again

Not away but
within.

You feel their
cradle in your
spirit, their
smile in yours
their warmth
in yours.

You held my hand
and then let
go. I now hold your
heart, it beats
with mine.