Fire

by Joseph1112Brampton, Ontario, Canada

Mar 2014 382 Views 11 comments

Fire

It often gives warmth and comfort but now
for me, it serves a different purpose.
This is a purging, a cleansing by fire
and everything must burn like me for you!
Love letters, old photographs, the clothes you
bought me, the watch, all your gifts, everything
you've given me must be destroyed! And were I not
to suffer terrible pain and be consumed by it's flame,
I too would enter, if only to quell this burning desire
I have for you and these thoughts and memories
seared in my mind for all eternity!
J.S.

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Posted: Mar 2014

About this poem:

Tough breakup, I'm ok now, really! Not good with punctuation hope it makes sense! Just what I felt at the time...

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Comments (11)

candykidAshburn, Virginia USAMar 22, 2014

It makes perfect sense. ....

Joseph1112OPBrampton, Ontario CanadaMar 23, 2014

Good to know someone gets it! Thx bro

soulgoddessTokyo, Kanto JapanMar 23, 2014

Beautiful flame you have here ;)

RubyDeeRosemontague, California USAMar 24, 2014

Good use of fire and the way we use it to describe.

Poetnumber1St James, Port of Spain Trinidad and TobagoMar 24, 2014

It makes perfect sense because it exudes from the heart. Lovely work here. I thoroughly enjoyed the read.

Joseph1112OPBrampton, Ontario CanadaMar 24, 2014

Thanku all.

RedexNorthumberland, England UKMar 25, 2014

This certainly hit the mark dare I say I enjoyed reading but because of the way you are trying to put out the flame.
Glad you are working through it.

Odette67Penrith, Cumbria, England UKMar 25, 2014

Love letters, old photographs, the clothes you
bought me, the watch, all your gifts, everything
you've given me must be destroyed!

Fantastic poem I'm sure many can identify with. I kept every valentine every love letter -in fact everything - I look at them now with a smile of the happy times we had - I'm pleased I kept them. I know people deal with hurt in a different way.

Joseph1112OPBrampton, Ontario CanadaMar 25, 2014

Try as u may to be rid of them; feelings thoughts memories cannot be destroyed. though they may not last an eternity it sure feels like it....

JEANIEMACLETTERKENNY, Donegal IrelandMay 4, 2014

"Some say the world will end in fire...some say in ice.
From what I've tasted of desire, I stand with those who favour fire.
Yet...having witnessed a woman's wrath, Ice is also good...and would suffice..."
Do you know this one?
My father's father left his home when he was eight, never to be spoken about again.
Next day, his mother made his half sister burn all his clothes.

fjamesj9701DunkinDonuts, Florida USAMay 4, 2014

Good stuff J and I can easily pick up what your putting down here my friend. I just left everything behind myself so that maybe it will remind her of me because Im sinister like that and it worked but it was wrong of me to gloat but Im only me Well done…Jesse