A Light

A poem about setting yourself on fire just to keep the one you love warm.

Just as hope threatens to harrow under the gelid gust of the encroaching dark 
Swiftly I will come to you, simply to set myself alight- my body on fire 
One lasting wave of warmth that for you to feel, one last time 
My heart alive, my body braced in flame 
My smoldering gift to you, love of mine 
Consider this no parting kiss, as your lips sear mine 
This perpetual fiery embrace, it’s yours to bear 
To hold for the rest of all time 
I came forth not to save your life, only to lay down mine 
Let this spark of me spur all the gleaming good in you 
For I never sought to be your shining rescue 
Only a guiding blaze set so that you may see even the greatest of darkness through 
And for your sake I’ve set myself to burn- the pleasure is all mine 
My arms may have befallen into ash, my only lasting life those stinging embers of the flame 
But this was a sacrifice made without a shred of shame 
Because with you my love, I know you’d do just the same