Burnt

I think I'd be terrified, if I ever found it

If I ever found love like I imagine

I think I'd be terrified of being wrong, of saying it's love

And tasting the lie

I've done it before, almost every time

What truly terrifies me about love,

Is the chance that I could find it and mistake it for a fake

I could taste the true dish and never know it for what it was

Like a child I could touch the lit match

And drop it in shock of the heat

But love should ignite, I think

It should scorch your insides until you are filled with glowing embers;

Sparks of light

Or until you are turned to ashes and smoke

And ruined beyond repair

Just trying in vain to hold your pieces together,

To shield yourself from the wind of everyday life

That begs you to move along

I think in true love it is like this,

You can't walk away from it unburnt

No middle ground exists for true love,

You ignite or you are ruined