"Embers Never Die"

December 6, 2007

Embers Never Die

by: R. A. Cvetich

You lit a fire that burns from deep inside,
A flame ignited by your love for me.
Extinguishing the flame, although some tried,
Was futile for the fire was meant to be.
Yet perfect fate was altered, trampled, wrecked,
Discarded, suffocated in the sand.
The fire you swore you'd feed and you'd protect,
You smothered and destroyed with your own hand.
Then kindled flame within another's heart,
And soon forgot the one you left behind,
Pretending that those flames did never start,
That left my heart to other kindlers blind.
I claim the fire has perished but I lie;
The flame is gone, but embers never die.