9 June 2012
I am within you, I am without. I can make you a genius Or burn you out, I can melt you like plastic In a fiery furnace, I can make you crack Make you ashes, worthless. I rage through your world Eating through my sisters, Don't touch me, I'm hot And I'll leave you with blisters, I'm both your life and the fuel Of your existence, warmth and food, But if you set me free The results won't be good. I am your drive Both dangerous and sustaining, I can burn you alive Or bring fame while you're gaining Speed, as you rush Past the forests I whither, You've let me loose now, Destruction's the winner. Wasn't meant to be contained In hearths or in man, You've set this firecracker off now Catch me if you can. I am the agent That bears you past Death, Coffin and all, Can't withstand my breath. Feed me when inside you, Your ambitions the embers That grow and consume Until life's December , And when I've left you Before Heaven or Hell, When you're spark is gone, You're just a shell.
~Fin~
The Elements: Fire • Opuss № I