sometimesihatemycat

I watched that last ember
Ash gasping for life
I mourned as it flashed
Spark to black

Then it surprised me
Clawed quick back to light
I stayed witness
To learn from its fight

-a.r.

Painting: Lady by the Fireplace by Gustav Klimt

~ by April on January 5, 2016.

Posted in Death, Humanity, Identity, Loss, Meditation, Nature, Poetry, Writing
Tags: Contact, Courage, Dark, Death, Ember, Fight, Fire, lesson, Life, Light, Notice, Poetry, Risk, Witness