Let That Fire Out of That Cage

When we met

You were a friend when I had few to none

You saw the fire and adventure in me

But as we grew and rode the rollercoaster of life

That flame that once filled you with possibilities

Scared you

So you tried to muffle it out

And I let you

Falling for the idea that I don’t owe anyone

Except for you

I became a lantern

Fire but trapped in the confines of a case

Is that even fire though?

You can train a wild animal all you want

But at the end of the day

That whale is going to break free

And set off a chain of events so that others may not have to be stuck swimming in circles

Tripping on Valium

Orca whales have never attacked humans in the wild

It has not been recorded

Our earth is fighting back

Demanding not asking to be let out of that tank

Let out of the lantern

When you think about the history of fire

It completely revolutionized technology

It brought light to the dark

It roasted food so nicely

It boiled water so that it wouldn’t give us diseases

Fire is power and fire is change

And we should respect it

And just like snakes and sharks and gators

We value what they bring to our ecosystem

And we realize that they are not to be feared

Well maybe a little bit w common sense

I am fire

I am change

And that might scare you

But even so, you can respect and admire my light from afar

I’m not what you wanted me to be

But I am to me

A force to be reckoned with