Matches Poem by Ashley Fortin

They light your dreams,
Or burn them out.

They warm your home,
Or destroy it.

They clear a path,
Or block it.

For me;
They light my night,
And when they get blown out I listen to the darkness.

And do you know what I’ve learnt?
I’ve learnt to except the thing I can’t change,
And if I can,
I simply think to myself the better option.

So I cherish my dreams,
Even though they desolve.

I’m thankful for a home,
Even though it’s being demolished.

I’m thankful for my path of life,
Even thought myself or others may choose to end it.

I am thankful for a night,
So I can choose to be in the dark as I please.

And I am thankful for a match,
So I can choose with path to take.