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Fire
<p>Love is fire.</p><p><br/></p><p>It warms you.</p><p><br/></p><p>It holds you close.</p><p><br/></p><p>It makes you feel untouchable,</p><p><br/></p><p>as though you're walking through the world wrapped in light.</p><p><br/></p><p>But fire...</p><p><br/></p><p>doesn't stay kind forever.</p><p><br/></p><p>First, it flickers.</p><p><br/></p><p>Then it roars.</p><p><br/></p><p>And when it roars,</p><p><br/></p><p>it burns.</p><p><br/></p><p>You smell the smoke before you see the flames.</p><p><br/></p><p>You feel the heat climbing beneath your skin.</p><p><br/></p><p>It leaves scars that refuse to fade,</p><p><br/></p><p>and ashes that settle in your lungs.</p><p><br/></p><p>When that blaze lives inside you,</p><p><br/></p><p>all you want is out.</p><p><br/></p><p>All you want is silence.</p><p><br/></p><p>But the truth is,</p><p><br/></p><p>the only way to kill the fire</p><p><br/></p><p>is to kill the hand that lit the match.</p><p><br/></p><p>The giver becomes the enemy.</p><p><br/></p><p>The one who gave you warmth</p><p><br/></p><p>becomes the one you blame for the burn.</p><p><br/></p><p>And once you make an enemy of fire,</p><p><br/></p><p>there is no mercy.</p><p><br/></p><p>You either stand there</p><p><br/></p><p>and let it consume you,</p><p><br/></p><p>let it blacken your bones,</p><p><br/></p><p>or you turn,</p><p><br/></p><p>and set someone else ablaze.</p><p><br/></p><p>Even then,</p><p><br/></p><p>the smoke never leaves.</p><p><br/></p><p>It follows you.</p><p><br/></p><p>It stains your name.</p><p><br/></p><p>It lingers in your lungs.</p><p><br/></p><p>And every breath</p><p><br/></p><p>tastes like the fire</p><p><br/></p><p>you thought you escaped.</p>
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