by Daniel Zatarain

Created on: August 20, 2009

FIRE

I am many things,

And I serve many purposes,

Some find me a foe,

And others a savior.

I can burn a forest to a crisp,

Kill without mercy or retribution,

Consume an entire village,

An bring all which exists to an end.

Yet I bring life,

Destroy all harm in the world,

Provide a new beginning,

Such is the cycle this Earth depends upon.

I bring warmth to those too numb to feel,

Supply light to those too blinded with grief,

I provide company to those too solemn to continue,

And give hope to those who despair.

I reside in the hearts of many,

And flicker in the eyes of some,

Warm the hands of all,

And provide justice upon the wicked.

I dazzle those who gaze into my fiery tongues,

And dance perpetually through sun and moon,

I fear none and all fear me

I am fire.

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