My flame

A writing prompt we had to do in english

Setting something on fire.

Yes I set stuff on fire but not because I want to, I’m not a pyro no. In fact I hate fire, it’s something I try to stay away from. Fire can do so many bad things, the heat of the summer sun can cause sunburn, a normal flame can burn your skin or even the heat of an argument can set things into a inferno. But for some reason I seem to set off every fire that can ever happen. During the summer days seem to be hotter, when near an open flame it seems to grow without a source.

But I don’t mean for it to happen I have no idea why it happens. And when things catch fire it’s not my fault I swear. I don’t mean to do it. I don’t. I-I mean how could it even make sense?

Someone like me setting the fires? I didn’t do any of it. I mean I saw the fire and I remember being close to it but I would never set fire to anything to hurt anyone. That wasn’t my fault.

The school house

The shops

The homes

The kids…

I didn’t do any of it

I

I swear it

YOu CaN’t Do AnYtHiNg T-To Me

Why aren’t you all listening to me! I didn’t do any of this I swear it wasn’t my choice! It was telling me to do it! If I didn’t do it then someone else would!

I’m a good person please, you can’t...I have rights too why won’t you listen

You can’t take my humanity away I’m not a monster

I’m not a monster I swear I’m not, just let me go and I promise I won’t do it ever again. I’ll work in a freaking aquarium for gods sake

You can’t do this to me, where are you taking me? Why is it so dark?

…

What are you doing?….Get away please. I-I don’t want to...I have a family too you can’t…

You can’t kill me please….

...Please I want to live...this is my body…

Can’t you find someone else….I’m not the only one please…

Let me live

Don’t

Don’t put my fire out. Please.

Author's Note

This is a prompt I had to do for my writing class