Dancing Flames

Poem about letting go.

The full moon bathes the Earth with its luminous glow

And the shimmering stars dance magically in the

purple night sky

Tonight, the Earth is dappled in silvery moonlight

The wind howls, The trees sway

My heart cries

I want to feel again

I run into the night

And as I run,

The gnarled branches twist out from the shadows to

reach me,

The trees bend to brush my face,

The roots curl to trip me

I stop and find the earth covered in a thick layer of

darkness

The wind now whistles

Threatening shadows surround me

Moss drips from sickly dark trees like decayed flesh.

The earthy smell of beginnings and endings

Tears course down my cheeks silently

Tonight, I scream. I let go.

My loud cries pierce the air.

I get up and burn the dying leaves

Just so I can feel something

The flames leap into the night

Devouring tree by tree in the searing heat like a

starving beast

Within seconds my sanctuary is engulfed in flames

The sky is blazing red now

It is beautiful

Spark me up, ignite my soul

Just like this fire

Just so I can feel something...

And as I watch the burning of life silently

The green shrubbery is burnt to crisp

Thick smoke fills the air, shrouding its surroundings

in darkness

The night passes, the stars pale as dawn comes

And I walk towards the trees on the edge of the forest

They seem eerily friendly

Because their twisted, blackened limbs spread wide, as if to welcome me with an embrace.