Wildfire

He stokes the fire
And it rages
Out of control
Across the night
Here I stand
In the shadows
Of the flames
Watching the flickering heat
And wondering if
In some dark corner of
The forest
We will meet as two
Animals, teeth bared
Claws unsheathed
And ready to either draw blood
Or mate until legs shake
And hearts collide
And we collapse
Into the damp earth
In unity with nature
But at odds with
Each other
What is this dance
We have begun
In the shadows
Of our flames?
Time will tell
And it will know
Our secrets
Purified by the scorching lust
We come together
And come again
I would burn forever
In the glow
Of that bright flame
In the heat and rising smoke
Of you

-Zoe Richardson