A blazing metaphor
From an ember to a blaze,
Fed with fuel,
The flames lick into the air,
Scorching,
Blazing,
Consuming all within its reach,
Roaring,
Sucking in the oxygen,
Illuminating walls
With fierce light.
Slowly it subsides,
Flickers,
Sends mysterious shadows,
Chasing each other,
Then finally dying down,
A warm glow
That looks benign.
Beneath that layer of ash
Lies a latent heat
Hotter than the strongest blaze.
Opher – 11.10.2020
I was looking for a metaphor, a way of representing a relationship, of love.
An all-consuming fire, that subsides but does not die.