Don't Blame the Flame

Don’t set your house on fire

Then blame the destruction 

on the flame

Keep the grounds unswept

Roll and revel in the ashes

Savor the fury of the flame

That lurks and festers in you

That flame is all you have

You live till it lives

You burn till it burns

Stand up and take it like a man

You’re nothing but your rage

You’re only as potent as your flame

Don't blame the flame!

Reviews

[Neville]

There is an old proverb which goes something like.. those who live in glass houses, should not light fires.. or sumfink.... fire is a good friend, but a bad enemy.. and never a truer word was writ... N

[Dhara_Ditzy Kat]

Haha! Glass houses exploding! Now that makes for great visuals. One of the greatest discoveries of man, (I’m thinking of all that yummy cooked food in the world) indeed a bad enemy! Burn cases are usually decisively fatal!

[Neville]

approximations are acceptable... the rest is either wrong, or true... pleasure..

[Dhara_Ditzy Kat]

:))))))) of course!

[Neville]

........ I meant my pleasure :)

[Dhara_Ditzy Kat]

You’re welcome N :)

[Neville]

Phew....:)

[Taniska 😊€..]

Thanx mam for writing such a beautiful poem I really like it and my favorite part is 'You live till it live
You burn till it burns' keep writing (smiles) 😊😊😊

[Dhara_Ditzy Kat]

Thank you Tanisha. I’ll keep writing for sure :)

[Jayne sumner]

I'm in awe of ur writing style...totally unique to you

[Dhara_Ditzy Kat]

Thank you Jayne. So kind of you :)

[Agyani]

Hi Dhara
I like that you have presented your views in such an interesting manner. It is right in the face, and your language and opinionating is blunt and to the point, but not aimed as a jibe. It's passionate, but not a rant. I like that. :)

As for what you said, hmmm, I don't quite agree with that, especially about being alive only as long as the flame lives within us. This is true for many people, but it's not something you can generalise. To have reached somewhere no one can reach you can also kill your flame, but it doesn't always kill the person. Some are content and satisfied to reach there and try to get others to join them, while others fume at the lack of a way to vent out or use their flame.
Of course, you might not have meant this sort of flame in the poem and could simply have meant the powerful and raging emotions that live within us, in which case I've gone on a completely different track! But if that's so then those lines don't make any sense.

Anyway, this is just my opinion. And like Angel said, keep writing. It's evident that there's a strong flame within you!

[Dhara_Ditzy Kat]

Thank you Agyani. Most of what you say makes a lot of sense to me. Our flames are unique and need to be nurtured within us. They may be negative to others at times but they are us. We have to be happy and live with us. So says Dhara to the Man :)
You are so kind to review me in such detail. Thank you again.

[angel]

My, my...aren't we a little pyromaniac!
Hello, Dhara; nice to have you with us.
You did a good job on your poem.
Keep writing; I would like to see more.
Hope you feel at home enough to settle in. Greetings, and salutations!

[Dhara_Ditzy Kat]

Thank you very much for the very heartening review. I am a rebel sometimes and it kind of reflects in my poetry (If one can call it that) I am so happy I found this place. Will enjoy. :)

[angel]

From one rebel to another, welcome aboard!