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December 1, 2008
By Anonymous

I watch this flame pass
from match to wick,
gently stepping over
a great divide.
This flame and I
are not so different:
it comes into being from nothingness;
it eats and grows, smokes, and rests.
It gets angry,
destroys homes,
consumes flesh.
Sated, it becomes calm,
retreats into coals,
smoldering through the night.
Domesticated
by a piece of string,
it makes its home in a cave of wax.
It chases the shadows away
and stands watch through the night.
It sways
and dances in the darkness
before it is extinguished
in the blink
of an eye.

© Anonymous

The author's comments:
What inspired me to write this was: my life resembles a candle light. Bright at times, then it completely turns around and I feel dark, sad, and abandoned. I hope whoever reads this will feel what I felt, and not judge, but understand. Thank you.
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Monkee63 SILVER said...
on May. 26 2011 at 10:22 am
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This poem is really relatable...I know how that feels to go from being bright and happy to dark and sad.
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on May. 1 2011 at 1:10 pm
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perfect is the way to describe this peiece

 

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I think this poem describes everyones life at one point in time. Great wording, i love it!
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love this love this love love love this!!!! GREAT JOB!!!
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your my new fav person. ever. i really liked this because you said what alot of depressed people cant find the words to say. myself included. thank you(:
GraceSanchez said...
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This poem is nicely written :D ilove it.
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beautiful. it's the perfect comparison.
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This poem was beautifully written. I love your writing style! If you can, please check out and comment on my first poem, The Girl Inside. Thanks!
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Amazing :) I actually wrote something similar to this, about how happiness is about a match, how it flares brightly at the beginning then dies. It's still pending approval though :/

Anyway, yours is great. Very sensory and descriptive. And I completely agree.

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Beautiful 
callie15 BRONZE said...
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did you, by any chance, read the author's comment about this poem? that might clear some things up for you...
callie15 BRONZE said...
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everyone pretty much said it. great job! brava!
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superb poem and can You plz read mines as well...they're really good i promise lol plus how do u and did u get yours published on mags and stuff???
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this was a graet poem. it was awsome
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Truly amazing! I can relate completly.
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Amazing work! And really nice metaphor too! You have great talent!
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Amazing work! I abseloutely love it when poets can find such meaningful things in objects we as people normally don't take a second glance at. Beautiful words and descriptions.
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i like reading poems. i liked reading this one. Words so simple, with a meaning behind it.

 

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I understand completely. Life is so unpredictable. Right now, I'm going through the darkness, without a candle to light my path. I hope that you keep writing and inspiring other people. 
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I like this poem because it pertains to fire.

I like fire.