Something About Fires

There’s something special about fires.
There’s something special about they way they’re built up,
and there’s something special about the way relationships are built around them.

There’s something special about fires.
There’s something special about the way they melt away the cold,
and the way they melt away fear.

There’s something special about fires.
There’s something special about the way they stoke warm,
and the way they stoke conversation.

There’s something special about fires.
There’s something special about the way the coals light up,
and the way they make our dreams light up.

There’s something special about fires.
There’s something special about the way they make whiskey go down smoother,
and the way they make truth easier to swallow.

There’s something special about fires.
There’s something special about the way they turn what was solid to ash,
and the way they too turn our bodies to ash.

There’s something special about fires.
There’s something about how they burn,
and the way that we burn with them.

There’s something special about fires.

-Cliff
Cliff’s Note:
Sit by a fire and watch relationships burn strong.