• At first, I was put off by your bright lights
    the way you would humbly dance to your own beat
    wavering in the wind like a falling leaf
    reaching to the sky like a mother tree

    I began to reach out, and surprisingly didn’t regret
    as your warm being tickled my heart
    you started to light up my midnight sigh
    you held me up to gaze under a new light

    When I was away, I began to long for you
    long for your warmth, long for your light
    All of a sudden, my nights had become cold and lonely
    dull, like the stillness of a twilight snow

    It seemed you had begun to warm up to me too
    Although you wouldn’t show, I could see you shimmer and shine
    Shining brighter than any star once I stepped into the room
    But, I bet if I were a star, I would shine brighter

    After a short while, I couldn’t fight my feelings any longer
    You had sparked inside of me, igniting a foreign flame
    Thought I fought it at first, it lashed and bit at me
    As I have finally accepted it, the warmness has grown

    Yesterday, I reached out to you with my flame on the line
    Arms wide open, my vulnerability was set to the side
    But, did you notice? If you did, you didn’t show it
    I felt raw and charred like a candle past its prime

    These burns, these scars will never quite heal
    But, as I tumble back, you continue to burn bright
    My flame is dying now, a small spark once again
    Are you going to put me out, or just leave me waiting?