I feel the need to sum up this past week (5/1-5/8) using a poem:
FIRE
This fire can warm you
Or this fire can burn you
It’s your choice
But know this fire will continue to blaze
I was born to blaze
Hot-blooded
Lover of summer days
Energized by the sun’s rays
Fearful of frigidity
Depressed by the grayness
Celebratory in sunlight
Solar energy breathes in me
But at the same time
Anger steams in me
Used to fight it
Used to live in denial
Now I understand my reality
And this fire within
This love,
This rage,
This passion,
This determination,
Amount to a fire that blazes
At times too fiercely
For peacemakers
At times too bright
For neutrality
Understanding the need for peace
I’m a lover of war
Feeling like these trials are basic training
Loving the strength I’m gaining
I can’t sing ‘Kumbayah’
While these demons run free
In the end, do you to the fullest
Cuz I can only do me
This fire can warm you
Or this fire can burn you
It’s your choice
But know this fire will continue to blaze
I was born to blaze
