Where There Was Fire

"There was a fire here...."

Where There Was Fire

Smoldering embers land
on the darkened ground,
grind into the dirt and snow
leaving patches of burnt,
and wet, and embarrassment.
There was a fire here -
I felt a fire here -
it was warm and inviting
but we couldn’t make it stay.
Does it always end this way?

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