Reruns of the Same Show

Forest Fire Love

our love was on fire
we were a match just lit with the smoke
flying up into the air.
our flame danced with the wind and stayed lit for so long even though our words constantly tried to dim it
..
as time went by our match became shorter and shorter and we failed to notice
we were so caught up staring at our beautiful flame that we lost track of how we were taking care of it
..
in the end
he had taken his eyes off our flame and we were at the end of our match
..
i begged him to look
to help me get another match
to help me fan it back to life
but
he was no longer interested in our beautiful flame
..
the thing about this is
fire burns
our flame might have been beautiful
but
it was so bad for us
we were a forest fire that we could not contain
burning down everything in its path
..
we were dangerous
we were pain and suffering
we were everything a relationship shouldn't be
..
i really loved our flame
but burning your own hand to feel something is no longer how i decide to live my life
so
i finally blew out our flame and watched the ashes fall to the floor
..
i love you
but i no longer need u to burn with me
i no longer will burn and destroy everything around
me
..
i will be a soft breeze that pushes back the hair of the people i love and cools them off on a hot day
i will be the peace that my love needs
..
me and my love will not burn
we will flow together like a current and be the love everyone around us wishes for
                                                                              - J.R