fire

Fires can start in the rain.
They can go on to rage as the water comes down.
Fires can start in the winter as well.
It’s easy to forget those two things.
When it’s been raining in your life for years.
Or cold for much longer than a season.
You start to think the state is unchangeable.
That fire is only in the past.
That it can’t ever be here now.
Even that it won’t ever exist in the future.
But most importantly, that you can’t start a fire.
You can.
You can.
It’s the oldest trick we humans can do.
We rub together to ignite.
Burning down houses is what we do best.
Fire is a catalyst for change.
A critical mass that chains exploding molecules.
And creates a different state.
What’s burnt can’t be unburnt.
And burning only needs a spark to start.
So if your life needs burning down.
Or if a little fire could cauterize a wound.
Or if a little heat could fix something.
It’s possible.
Do you need to get rid of some flammable relationships
That have been pretending to not be paper?
Have you been on a bridge in need of destruction by fire
For years?
Break out the marshmallows.
Let the air in.
And dance around the fire with your shadow flickering behind you.
You might get a little burnt yourself.
So be careful.
But just remember:
Just because it’s cold.
Just because it’s raining.
Doesn’t mean that a fire can’t happen.



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