A spark ignited and a soul left untouched
A fire started but the glow left unseen

Smoke filled his thoughts and with it blew them away
It was an empty mind;
A creation to be made and a destruction to be avoided
But what was already burnt could not be saved
The ashes of which he could not find

For he tried to find the glow, amidst himself in the fire
A scarlet flame and blood that ran
Spreading warmth through the amber wood
But all that his searching eyes could see
Were just the remains of a spent pyre

Her words came back to him,
“Wouldn’t you look for me if I ever go away?”
And there he stood, amongst a pile of ash
Looking for her, searching for her, yet finding her right by his side
He replied, “I wouldn’t ever let you go.”

A spark ignited and a soul left untouched
A fire started but the glow left unseen

The sombre of the morning sun brought to him a nebulous life
And the frost that had settled gave way to haze
But he stood there, waiting
Waiting for her warmth to embrace him again

She wiped his tears and she held his hand
Yet his empty hand stroked his wet cheek
And as her fingers entwined around his
His trembling fingers held up his shaking knees

Yet her voice was all that he could hear
And her face, all that could be seen
As he stood there amongst a pile of ash
Looking for her, searching for her, yet finding her right by his side

A spark ignited and a soul left untouched
A fire started but the glow left unseen

The time for him was ticking closer
And every bead of his sweat drew it nearer
His reluctant feet wouldn’t lift and his hands wouldn’t shift
His every breath pulled him towards her

In every grain of sand that blew away
A part of him was being lost
Trying to hold on to all that he could
Yet she kept calling him, pulling him closer
To be one and to be free

And so for the last time, he held her hand
Never to let go again
As he stood there amongst a pile of ash
Looking for her, searching for her, yet finding her right by his side

A spark ignited and a soul left untouched
A fire started but the glow left unseen