Burning Resilience

Dancing flames, they leap and twirl,

With the menacing embers, a story unfurls.

Uncontrollable flames, they flicker with delight,

A double edged sword that pierces just right.

My twin flame, nervousness and worry in every exchange.

A burning sensation that will never change.

I feel good, when your hands blanket my eyes,

The public's judgment within your lies.

Suffocating smoke that's never enough,

A raging inferno; a heart that skips many beats.

Troubled breathing, from deep breaths to puffs.

Self Consciousness; a goliath rampant on my streets.

Have the embers seared my soul?

Have I— fed the flame to the point of no return?

Slowly, trickles of water flow into a mighty stream.

Extinguishing the fire till little but stream.

I fan the smoke, until my first breath.

A promise made to LIVE until death.

Somedays are harder than others to bear.

Yet underneath my quiet demeanor lies a fierce flair.