Firefly

Into the flames of a foretold destiny, I dance

Flickering around me, the start of a doomed romance

Peals of heat lick my body

Pearls of pain penetrate my skin

What am I to you but just another firefly?

Just to be consumed and sinned

But for me, you are more than just a flame

I am committed

To my unchangeable destiny

I am bound

To my inexplicable irony

For what am I to do but embrace you in my dance of death?

Turn to ashes, no ceremony, no wreath,

fulfill my life by making a choice to die

Just so that

I can pass through your rings of fire and feel a moment

Of unexplained joy

What am I, but a simple firefly

Doomed since the beginning of time

Directionless through life, purposeful in death

Why did He create me such?

Must be a reason, I know not of

Must be treason, or an eternal sin

Or an unpardonable act, unknown to me

But many lives must have come and gone

Haven't I repaid enough?

Hasn't my debt come to a nil?

Isn't there a better destiny for me to fulfill?

The world sees me

As I glow in the dark, but there's a void inside

What am I but a simple firefly?

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