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Flame MAG

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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Merlins_Magic GOLD said...
on Sep. 20 2009 at 3:31 pm
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This definitely deserved being published in the magazine. So beautifully put and artistically constructed. Well done.
not-here54 said...
on Sep. 20 2009 at 2:59 pm
I loved this poetry. I know who u feel and I get how it resembles to a flame.
anonymous said...
on Sep. 20 2009 at 1:32 pm
wow... that was ...wow! I'm totally lost for words. that never happens!!! 8-)
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on Sep. 20 2009 at 12:57 pm
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I felt the same way. It was really facinating.
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on Sep. 20 2009 at 12:56 pm
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Wow. I loved that. It was really deep. The whole comparison between yourself and the flame was really... amazing. It just made sense!
dilÉmma said...
on Sep. 20 2009 at 11:19 am
This was an amazing piece of art. I was captivated by your words as much as the actual flame. Good work!
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Great imagery! I know what you mean
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This is a truely emotinal peace of work. It really captivated me and had me reading till the end. It was an enjoyable Poem!!
Schubster said...
on Jun. 21 2009 at 9:13 pm
I love the comparison here between your life and a flame. Fantastic work.
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very good!!!:)
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nice... I really liked it. Touching, and sincere...
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I loved it. It was really, really inspiring. xx
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inspiring and touching......nice work keep writing
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on Apr. 26 2009 at 1:02 pm
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you really do have a way with words...

i like this very much
PadfootAA said...
on Apr. 15 2009 at 5:24 pm
I LOVE this poem! its so insperational!
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on Apr. 4 2009 at 12:30 am
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This is utterly phenomenal, I adore it. The imagery is amazing.
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THAT is absolutely fantastic!
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All i can say is, WOW! that poem is really awesome, and i only wish that when i wrote poems that the words could get lost in like that.
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on Mar. 27 2009 at 3:13 am
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I really get that but with my poems you would never geass that these works of sorrow and life came from me.
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on Mar. 26 2009 at 6:59 pm
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Awesome emotion. I can feel it in every line. This is an amazing piece, and very easy to relate to.