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?