Flame
Flame is born in a burst ―
A spark
And is immediately faced with a decision:
To catch or die;
And,
Depending on the answer,
Another question follows:
To spread or smolder;
That flame, just born,
Can either catch all around it up in its blaze,
Even while seeming never to end,
Or smolder,
And burn in on itself;
I believe we face a rhythm strikingly similar;
So the question remains:
Spread or smolder?
