Oh Girl, Oh Flame

Oh flame, oh how brightly you glow, you’re good and you’re bad just like someone I know. You smile brightly to give us light yet you burn when you’re touched, without saying sorry, without even saying hush. Same way she made me smile, she gave my love life light, she had my heart for quite a while, then she left it all charred and burnt, without explanation, without a good reason, oh how much it hurt.

Oh flame, who is to blame? I should want you no longer, but without you the nights are dark, I can’t find my way, I can’t see the path. I could find other means of light, but none would be like you, so natural so bright. Oh girl, for you it’s the same, the same darkness, the same pain. I could replace you, I’ve tried it numerous times but it just never feels the same.

Oh girl, I hope you’re kept under control or else you’ll be on a roll, a trail of broken hearts, a trail of confused thoughts… Oh flame I wish nothing but the same, I’d hate to see a wild fire, no wind, no rain.

Oh girl, oh flame, so much alike, almost the same, such a beauty to see yet you can cause so much pain. I know I can keep you under control, If only I could get you back my way. You’re my light, you’re my joy, oh girl, oh flame, come back to me, no more darkness, no more pain, from you I’ll never refrain…

By P. Peddie

Oct. 25, 2009.