Red fiery flames
Dancing before my eyes
Alluring like a Bedouin belly dancer
In the crackle of the flames
I hear my name whispered
Ever so softly
Speaking to something hidden
Something I didn’t know was still there
Red fiery flames
Pull me closer
Bringing much needed heat
In this cold cold place
Great allure
Endless possibilities
The fiery flames
Warm in themselves
Will boil water
Heat up a meal…
One answer to many questions
Red fiery flames
Attractive and “right”
I lean in all the more
Into its warmth!
The promise of its embrace
But wait!
It threatens to burn
Welcoming & consuming all at once!
I pull away
Turn my back to the alluring heat
Turn my back to the promises it makes
Turn my back to those comforts it offers
And with slow determined steps
One foot, in front of the other
I walk away
Realizing that those attractive alluring flames
Those flames that softly call
Will ultimately consume me
Deep,very deep
Thanks Jeenager! Sometimes we have to say it like it is- “what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate, I do”- Romans 7:15- the thing then is to be wise and create healthy distance between you and what you know you can’t resist but should!