One Wing in the Fire

by HOLLYWOODxBANGBANG   Aug 27, 2007


If there was one thing in the world you could do,
What would it be?" He asked, looking at me;
"I would stand here in this exact spot with you,
And dance with the moon a spotlight on the sea."

Taking my hand, he led me out onto our dock;
Spinning around and around, just him and I;
Losing track of time, we did our best to beat the clock -
Dancing solemnly under the stars in the sky.

"If there was one thing you`d want to be, above all;
What would you be?" He asked as he spun me around,
I`d be a bird so that if ever I was to break and fall,
I could fly away from it all before I even touch the ground."

He stopped and looked at me with a milky smile and -
"Well then if there was one thing you could change now,
What would you change?" He asked, grabbing my hand;
"I`d make you a bird too, so that together we take a vow:

If ever, either of us have one wing in the fire and can`t get out;
We can use all our strength to make it through,"
He sighed: "Well, in my head there`s not a single doubt,
That I would be a bird, if it meant I could be with you."

My heart slid into my throat, making me lose my voice;
As he looked me in the eye and said: Baby, I`m not much of a flier,
But right now, my heart is doing the talking, it`s his choice;
So what do you say we fly away together, one wing in the fire?"

-Jenna Elphick
August 26, 2007

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The fire, being metaphorical for the "unknown"

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