FIRE!

What is that fire that burns within all of us,
That driving force that leads and guides us day and night
The heat it produces, such a force to reckon with
And the guiding light as we walk through this journey called life
The fire burns intensly in my chest and provokes me to be alive
It gives me vivacity and helps me wake up every morning
It’s the key that ignites my whole being and drives me to success
It directs me and I am ablaze with energy and enthusiasm to overcome
Its electrifying when it starts that slow burn inside me
That explodes into a huge flame that cannot be put out
The violent burst hides hopes that cannot be crushed
There are times when it just smolders inside us though
When there are weights on our shoulders suppressing us
And we need something to fan the fire back to life.
As long as the ember is there, it’s upto us to make sure it doesn’t die
What kindles the fire inside us?
What makes us go on without giving up on our dreams
Willing to pursue them; come rain come shine?
Longing for the gratifying feeling that comes with accomplishment?
Conceiving what was imagined, to a beautiful reality.
At the end of the day I want the fire to keep burning for smoke is but a foe.
In the new day it will look like the fire was never there,
Such a powerful force leaves everything black, blue and grey, ashes everywhere
The truth is distorted by the smoke and the mirrors it forms
Looking at the remnants of the day, it’s hard to imagine the power of the fire
We cannot tell if there ever was a fire burning so fervently within!
But the smoke indicates otherwise and now it burns in our imagination
But we can never quite recapture the blazing moment!
Can we really control the fire within us or does it control us?
Does it burn without restraint, or can we hold it in check?
Or is it regulated by the person its burning inside of?
If we are not strong enough for the fire within us, it will devour us from within
And leave a shell of a person that was dominated by the fire within!