OctPoWriMo: Internal Balance

Today I write about the element of fire. Born under the fire sign, a Leo, I am proud and ferocious. Have been thinking about what it means to be a fire sign. But as I was originally supposed to be a water sign, under the sign of Cancer, what does that mean?

I free wrote again, it was late before I got to bed. So, therefore I had written the first stanza (mostly). When I woke all the way up I finished the poem. Again this is free verse I don't feel I write the strongest in this form. But, my Dear Friend Jesi (Athos) suggested I 'ramble' more. Today is a piece about my two sides, Fire and Water. I think we all have two sides, whether elemental or not.

Enjoy, Dear Readers!

Prompt: Think about the elements, how they affect you and about the duality and contrast in them.

Word Prompts: Windstorm, Flickering, Earthy, Balance

By Andrew Dodson

Internal Balance

Born under the fire,

I am a furious

flickering

light,

an inferno.

Much like a wildfire,

once once sparked

very little can stop me.

Burning brightly...

Told I was to be a water,

that was what was planned.

Cool and crisp

and

parching the throats of all those thirsting,

a peaceful mark on the world.

Destined for more,

I was born

right where I was needed.

Warm and alive,

I cannot be contained,

a fighter

a leader,

sometimes a little afraid,

but then again

Water is ruthless too

too much and the dam will break.

Extreme opposites they may seem,

a balance

and maybe the best of both I have claimed.

OctPoWriMo is a poetry challenge, 31 poems in 31 days!! Come and visit the others here.