I Thank the Fire

 I thank the fire

that greeted me the day I was born.

I bless the flames

that consumed my world.

I thank the fire

that scorched my soul.

I bless the flames

that laid across my path.

I thank the embers

that blistered my feet.

I thank the fire and

I bless the ache it left in my heart.

I thank the flames and

I bless the beautiful scars they left.

I thank the fire and

I bless the courage it showed I had.

I thank the flames and

I bless the masterpiece forged in fire.

I thank the flames and

I bless the fire.