Ignite

lighted sparkler
Photo by Jaelynn Castillo

You are not the flicker of a candle,
Thirsting for wax and wick.
Nor are you the pale light of the moon,
Waiting each day for the sun.
You are a star held by your own gravity;
You require nothing else to burn.

Note: This marks the hundredth post on this blog.

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