A Conversation with Fire (Hour 7)

I had a conversation with Fire

One warm summer night

I told Fire how much I loved

The boy I was with

How much I hoped

I’d finally met "the one"

Fire told me he was a good choice

To enjoy the moments with him

Because whether he was the one or not

The memories would stick with me

Becoming beacons of joy 

And precious stories to tell

I had a conversation with Fire

After a heavy rainfall

I told Fire of the beauty of nature

How calming it was

To sit and smell its fragrance

Without the stress of everyday life

Fire told me how precious

Each grain of dirt and sand was

When life feels too much, too ugly

There is beauty to be found all around

And that to live, to exist in this world

Truly is a precious gift

I had a conversation with Fire

Standing before it, warming myself

I told Fire how I longed

To go to far away places

To see more of the world

And to make more of myself

Fire applauded my ambitions

Encouraged me to dream big

It then reminded me

That I was enough

That a simple life of love

Was just as meaningful

He wasn’t “the one”

And my heart was broken

But I cherish the memories we made

When life is racing all around me, chaotic

I venture into nature, close my eyes

And ground myself in the beauty of existing 

As the years have passed

I still haven’t travelled too far

But I keep those dreams alive

And as I sit by firelight’s glow

I remember the wisdom of Fire

And find gratitude for the life I have