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The Fire
  For now this fire we have
  Isn’t a massive, blazing
  Bonfire,
  It is a simply delicate match,
  If we let it burn for too long then,
  We get burned.
  If we want this to work then we
  Have to work together
  To take this singular, delicate match
  And create a massive bonfire
  But before we can do that we
  Have to understand each other.
  I’ve only ever gotten to a blazing
  Bonfire once
  But I stood too close for it to matter
  I admired the beauty of the fire instead
  Of the beauty of us,
  Becoming and us.
  I don’t want this to happen to us
  I want a beautiful relationship
  Where the burns are minor and
  Are taken care of by the one you
  Love, instead of scaring forever
  And forever you’re trying less.
  This relationship is the second
  Most important thing in my life
  And I want this relationship to last,
  I want to grow old with you,
  And I want us to be forever
  So let’s try this and stand close to
  Each other instead of being close to the fire.

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This piece is also about the girl in most of the lovey-dovey poems I have written.