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Image Title: Flame
Artist: C. Harris

Flame
by S. Viddaurri

(flame pt1) i am the flame. will i be the same? fire is my game. i'll go insane. myself, i'll never tame. me? i'm a wild soul. like a burst of light, shot into the darkness of the night. will i be alright? will i give up the fight? i know not what's right? shattered and blown, put out in a moment. why do you put me through this torment? no tears to put me out. the pain. no pain! i shout. i like to burn, burn so hot and in an instant i may go out--one shot. one shot. one blast of air. i'm lost. and in the emptiness i'm tossed. like a wish gone. will i return? will i ever again burn? sear you soul with my touch? do you love me? just how much? take my heat deep inside. let go of the coldness. from me you can't hide. i think i just died. i think you just cried. for me. don't you see, do you see how lonely i can be? help me, please. don't let me go. hold

me down, hold me steady. i'll let you know when i'm ready. ready. to leave you. what shall you do? come with me. we'll light the way together. forever. forever. that's a long time for you to be mine. can we walk the line? if we cross it, can we find our way back home? will one of us return alone? i'll miss me, 'cause you'll have me. the part of me that really matters. the rest of me will be in tatters. shredded and broken. some things shouldn't be spoken of--things gone away. there will come a day when you'll not need my light. you'll have your own sight to see your way. for this day i pray. please stay. don't leave me in that place. i love to see my light shine on your face, reflect in your eyes. i'll tell you no lies. this i swear from my heart. let's don't ever part. eternity and a day. we'll find a way. pray. pray. i pray for you. for your peace of mind. am i kind? no, a little selfish. just a wish. i wish you were mine. just for a time. use me. use. don't, please, don't abuse. i'll hurt enough for you. i know enough of it, that's true. notice how blue i am? can you understand, what i'm trying to say? pray. shall we play? play the game. break the rules. we are all fools. fools, pawns, peons. i am nothing, you are something. everything. my world, my life, my hope for more. you touch me so deeply. straight to the core. can you see me? i'm right here. light me up, see me glow. see my love? it does show. go, go ahead and make your way without me. it doesn't matter, i don't have to be. be. that's what i want for you and me. just be. even just for awhile. come on, let me see your smile. please don't turn away. look, look at me please. your touch is good, the bad is the breeze. it will send me off. i have that fear. don't be sad. i see a tear. you don't need me. your way is clear. i knew you could do it, you don't need me. my life for yours, that was the fee. so take me now. throw me out to the sea. there i'll slowly sink to the bottom. fires out. no shout. i'm out. forever. in the night. no more light. i have to sleep now. in peace? i know not how. but you go on. you have to be strong. you won't go wrong. i've taught you well, my sweet love. feet on the ground, guidance from above. all i ask, all i care, is that you remember me down there. goodbye my air, my air, my air. i swear, i love you. i love you. what a lie. what is love? love is pain. we'll never be the same. we know no shame. what a laugh. love that is. it's a test or maybe some quiz. and as i'm sinking. sinking. sinking. i'm thinking of all things. regrets. one never forgets. impossible. why did you stoop so low? you swore i'd never have to go. i can't breathe. hate. i'm dying. fear. why aren't you trying? please! save me! rescue! please, what will you do? you may need me again one day soon. i'll be there. please, i swear! i'm cold. gasping! wet. so wet down here. the darkness closing in. is this my requiem for my sin? you win. i love you. i love you. i.... love you. you did it! you didn't care what others had to say. you did it your own way! thank you. thank you. thank you! i was so scared! i didn't think you cared. i was hoping. hoping it's not too late. don't worry, no mistakes. we'll do what it takes. i'll be here. to protect. to secure. i'm here, for sure. no doubts, no tears, no lies, no fears. i'll not deceive. my love always you will receive. i am the flame. we are the same. fire is our name. we go together. forever. our love for each other we shall not hide. pride. a little misunderstood, but all good. i love you. i love you. i love you. the need to love you. i do.
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(flame pt2) throw me in the fire, i'll burst into light. ignite. explode. why fight it? there you sit so calm in your faith. faith. do we have enough? it's tough. too many hard times. too rough. can you handle me? do you want to care? share with me? care. let me see, show me please. what is my worth? silver, gold, or copper old? tarnished, unpolished, dim to sight? why fight this war? this battle, this storm. it's you, you keep my fire warm. heat my spirit within it. death, to be no more. not afraid--by my side you stayed. an instant, a blink of an eye. yes, i swear, for you, i'd die. you. only you could make me feel so good, only you who has understood me. i can be for you only. right now for this time. yes i walk the line. but i'm starting to see where i need to be. with you, true. i give freely now. spiritually, calmly, openness, devotedness, loveliness. yes, devotion, my emotion. so much i'm scared. frightened. anything greater that love can't be likened. reckoned, rapture, ecstasy. my heart you did capture. keep it, it's yours forevermore. open my door, walk in, look around. my love does abound. don't worry, no hurry. you won't let me down. you can't. you won't. you couldn't. you wouldn't. not intentionally. nor freely. i know this. i know bliss. true joy. true happiness. look, a book, read, need. plant your seed, a flower will bloom. we share the moon. our heart's desire. our love lifted higher. up in the sky, let's fly, you and i. my angel, my hope. destiny, eternity. everlasting bond. beautiful song. no wrong. not for long. i'll never say goodbye! i can't bear to see you cry. no longer. i am stronger. because of you. for you. with you. i love you.

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(flame pt3) i look into your face, deep into your eyes. i see your soul, where love does reside. i cannot comprehend why God did send, you to me. my life, my fight, my strife. but i'm glad. enraptured, caught, captured. not shattered. yes, i cannot contain, no room for pain. you are my drug, my high. with you i will fly. no measure, my treasure, you are my pleasure. all for you, anything i do. all i feel, my heart you did steal. not really, i gave it freely. take it. don't break it. not that you would, not that you could. maybe you should. i'm not being fair to bring in this game, rules i make, rules i break. what are the stakes? there is no love faked. i wish there was a greater word. i wish my feelings could be heard. feel them. enfold them. trust them. i do. i love you. i love you. i love you.


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Image Title: Flame Artist: C. Harris Flame by S. Viddaurri *(flame pt1)* i am the flame. will i be the same? fire is my game. i'll go insane. myself, i'll never tame. me? i'm a wild soul. like a burst of light, shot into the darkness of the night. will i be alright? will i give up the fight? i know not what's right? shattered and blown, put out in a moment. why do you put me through this torment? no tears to put me out. the pain. no pain! i shout. i like to burn, burn so hot and in an instant i may go out--one shot. one shot. one blast of air. i'm lost. and in the emptiness i'm tossed. like a wish gone. will i return? will i ever again burn? sear you soul with my touch? do you love me? just how much? take my heat deep inside. let go of the coldness. from me you can't hide. i think i just died. i think you just cried. for me. don't you see, do you see how lonely i can be? help me, please. don't let me go. hold me down, hold me steady. i'll let you know when i'm ready. ready. to leave you. what shall you do? come with me. we'll light the way together. forever. forever. that's a long time for you to be mine. can we walk the line? if we cross it, can we find our way back home? will one of us return alone? i'll miss me, 'cause you'll have me. the part of me that really matters. the rest of me will be in tatters. shredded and broken. some things shouldn't be spoken of--things gone away. there will come a day when you'll not need my light. you'll have your own sight to see your way. for this day i pray. please stay. don't leave me in that place. i love to see my light shine on your face, reflect in your eyes. i'll tell you no lies. this i swear from my heart. let's don't ever part. eternity and a day. we'll find a way. pray. pray. i pray for you. for your peace of mind. am i kind? no, a little selfish. just a wish. i wish you were mine. just for a time. use me. use. don't, please, don't abuse. i'll hurt enough for you. i know enough of it, that's true. notice how blue i am? can you understand, what i'm trying to say? pray. shall we play? play the game. break the rules. we are all fools. fools, pawns, peons. i am nothing, you are something. everything. my world, my life, my hope for more. you touch me so deeply. straight to the core. can you see me? i'm right here. light me up, see me glow. see my love? it does show. go, go ahead and make your way without me. it doesn't matter, i don't have to be. be. that's what i want for you and me. just be. even just for awhile. come on, let me see your smile. please don't turn away. look, look at me please. your touch is good, the bad is the breeze. it will send me off. i have that fear. don't be sad. i see a tear. you don't need me. your way is clear. i knew you could do it, you don't need me. my life for yours, that was the fee. so take me now. throw me out to the sea. there i'll slowly sink to the bottom. fires out. no shout. i'm out. forever. in the night. no more light. i have to sleep now. in peace? i know not how. but you go on. you have to be strong. you won't go wrong. i've taught you well, my sweet love. feet on the ground, guidance from above. all i ask, all i care, is that you remember me down there. goodbye my air, my air, my air. i swear, i love you. i love you. what a lie. what is love? love is pain. we'll never be the same. we know no shame. what a laugh. love that is. it's a test or maybe some quiz. and as i'm sinking. sinking. sinking. i'm thinking of all things. regrets. one never forgets. impossible. why did you stoop so low? you swore i'd never have to go. i can't breathe. hate. i'm dying. fear. why aren't you trying? please! save me! rescue! please, what will you do? you may need me again one day soon. i'll be there. please, i swear! i'm cold. gasping! wet. so wet down here. the darkness closing in. is this my requiem for my sin? you win. i love you. i love you. i.... love you. you did it! you didn't care what others had to say. you did it your own way! thank you. thank you. thank you! i was so scared! i didn't think you cared. i was hoping. hoping it's not too late. don't worry, no mistakes. we'll do what it takes. i'll be here. to protect. to secure. i'm here, for sure. no doubts, no tears, no lies, no fears. i'll not deceive. my love always you will receive. i am the flame. we are the same. fire is our name. we go together. forever. our love for each other we shall not hide. pride. a little misunderstood, but all good. i love you. i love you. i love you. the need to love you. i do. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *(flame pt2)* throw me in the fire, i'll burst into light. ignite. explode. why fight it? there you sit so calm in your faith. faith. do we have enough? it's tough. too many hard times. too rough. can you handle me? do you want to care? share with me? care. let me see, show me please. what is my worth? silver, gold, or copper old? tarnished, unpolished, dim to sight? why fight this war? this battle, this storm. it's you, you keep my fire warm. heat my spirit within it. death, to be no more. not afraid--by my side you stayed. an instant, a blink of an eye. yes, i swear, for you, i'd die. you. only you could make me feel so good, only you who has understood me. i can be for you only. right now for this time. yes i walk the line. but i'm starting to see where i need to be. with you, true. i give freely now. spiritually, calmly, openness, devotedness, loveliness. yes, devotion, my emotion. so much i'm scared. frightened. anything greater that love can't be likened. reckoned, rapture, ecstasy. my heart you did capture. keep it, it's yours forevermore. open my door, walk in, look around. my love does abound. don't worry, no hurry. you won't let me down. you can't. you won't. you couldn't. you wouldn't. not intentionally. nor freely. i know this. i know bliss. true joy. true happiness. look, a book, read, need. plant your seed, a flower will bloom. we share the moon. our heart's desire. our love lifted higher. up in the sky, let's fly, you and i. my angel, my hope. destiny, eternity. everlasting bond. beautiful song. no wrong. not for long. i'll never say goodbye! i can't bear to see you cry. no longer. i am stronger. because of you. for you. with you. i love you. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *(flame pt3)* i look into your face, deep into your eyes. i see your soul, where love does reside. i cannot comprehend why God did send, you to me. my life, my fight, my strife. but i'm glad. enraptured, caught, captured. not shattered. yes, i cannot contain, no room for pain. you are my drug, my high. with you i will fly. no measure, my treasure, you are my pleasure. all for you, anything i do. all i feel, my heart you did steal. not really, i gave it freely. take it. don't break it. not that you would, not that you could. maybe you should. i'm not being fair to bring in this game, rules i make, rules i break. what are the stakes? there is no love faked. i wish there was a greater word. i wish my feelings could be heard. feel them. enfold them. trust them. i do. i love you. i love you. i love you.
A note from the author this is the first piece i truly wrote, as an artist. it was originally called lighter and it started out as if we could be inside the mind of a disposable lighter. it quickly became something more and something intensely personal. it was a lighter that inspired me.... i was sitting on my bedroom floor flicking a lighter, looking into the flame and this burning (pardon the pun) desire came over me to WRITE!! it was not to be ignored! i started writing and it just poured out of me. each time i thought i was finished, more would be inspired to reveal it's self. this was the definately the moment my passion for writing was sparked, so i renamed the piece, flame. and it is my story.