Hope And Matches Poem by Melody McKinstrie

I will play with fire
Those matches
And their spark
I will see what
It is all about.

You see I did learn
Once upon a time
Lessons of pain
And getting burnt
But they were
So very long ago
Perhaps I need
A refresher course?

I am a big girl
I have been down
Many a road
With many a twist
And turn
But the little girl
She is inside there still
Wondering if there is
Any truth to fairy tales
Of happily ever after
And love
And pots of gold
At the end of rainbows.

Hope and matches
So close in actions
When it comes to
Certain involvements.
I will not be surprised
If the sparks are great
And then out goes
Their flame.
But maybe just maybe
A flame stays lit
Ever so slight
Like a pilot light
Awaiting it's need
To provide warmth
And heat
Once again.