Born from friction
or sun or lightning kindled,
it is warmth in winter,
light in the darkness.
It is the great destroyer too,
burning the old
to make way for the new.
Given oxygen, given fuel,
it burns as it will,
always burns true.
Seek that flame.
It lives inside of you.
Image courtesy of Sarojani Rohan, “Year of the Fire Horse”
The Kingdom of Enough 