Fire

You came to me when my days were dark, when the starry sky had lost all of its lights and was just a cloak of darkness, one that covered my entire life.

You arrived with an unrivaled glow, one bright enough to illuminate my entire world, one that turned to me and made me feel seen like never before. You offered me a warmth that became my safe place, my piece of light in the dark.

I quickly wanted to get closer and closer to your light, I wanted to be by your side, I wanted to shine with that same intensity, and it was then that I could see it for the first time, when I realized you were fire, a flame like no other.

And yet I wanted to get closer, even though each time I did, your flames left a new mark on me, marks I feared might never heal. My heart had its goal: to reach that light where it knew it could shine as never before. It was more stubborn than my mind, which was urging it to leave that place and let go.

I wish I could have stayed, but with each step, your flames kept hurting me, never letting my heart come closer to you. I wish I had been enough for you to decide to stop burning.

I still see your light in the distance, so beautiful and warm that I still want to get closer; but now I know that my desire is not enough, it is you who has to want it just as much.