Love Poem: Fires In July
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Written by: Shikahone Ikakuse

Fires In July

Here I stand, time ticking away
My hands, shaking, as I sway
With you, my heart will play
In your presence I wish to stay

Fire, I see it in the skies
Taking with it the truth and the lies
When I'm with you, my soul flies
Through the heat and burning in your eyes

With a glance, I feel you searing
Into my flesh, and my soul peering
Listening to the sounds you're hearing
Now knowing all that I am fearing

I see the smoke billow within
And to my fire it is akin
Like an identical twin
As if with you I've always been

And, in the morning, we two away
As my hands, shaking, do still sway
With you my heart will always play
In the fires of this summer's day