“That Warm Embrace” by Michal Mitchell
What a fire to burn…
My deep red, and marigold
Colors
I could not live without
They blind the soul and tear my heart
But isn’t it so aesthetically pleasing?
To relish in the warm embrace
Of the blood of ones own
This is a metaphor
Don’t take it into account
I don’t want you to
Because the image itself is a bit dark and dreamy
But its one that is beautiful in the mind.
Only to the dreamers
Who wait each day in and out
Staring out the window
The cars stretch for miles
And you can feel the fire
At the back of your mind
Breathing in your ear
Its breath is racing hot
Faster than your heart
Warmer than your blood
And that window looks so tempting
so beautiful in the sunlight.
Don’t be fooled
The ones who find beauty also ignore that window
Instead, they stare at that wall
It’s bound to your head
Oh and what dread.
How can my body be so inclined to shift towards a pain
To overthrow an other, that of the insane
Every muscle, every inch, every time
Is drawn to that spot,
When the fire grows too loud
When it spreads to the hills
The smoke fills the sky.
It’s a devil and a beauty that fire
And what a fire to burn…
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