💌 Soft Words For Hard Days - Issue #6: You Didn’t Burn - elyndesiree

I know The flames didn’t curtsy Before they kissed your feet. I know they knocked down The “highly flammable” sign at your feet As they ran to you. Life roasted you whole Without showing red triangles and skull symbols when you walked in. You got no rewind buttons, no previews and no trigger warnings, No soothsayers whispering in your ear. You walked right in, Unaware of the lava resting beneath the sand. The fire below did not ask for your blessing Before drawing your toes in for an embrace....