When Fire Meets Water, Silence Remains 🔥
by Crissy Bliss Addams
I am fire.
You are water.
We touched, and for a moment,
the world shimmered in steam.
It was fleeting,
but it was beautiful.
I did not mean to wound you.
I only burned the way
my nature insists.
You did not mean to drown me.
You only flowed the way
your tides demand.
We were never built to last—
fire cannot live submerged,
water cannot endure the blaze.
Even oil and water
cannot stay together,
though they shine for a moment
when the light hits just right.
Yet I am grateful
for the rare alchemy we made,
for the wonder of our collision.
Now I release you.
Carry your rivers forward.
I will carry my flame.
No return, no regret—
only thanks
for the brilliance of what was,
and peace in knowing
we were never meant to stay.
Author's note:
In cold autumn I seek lavender-scented saunas and warm indoor pools: heat to sustain me, water to swim in, but never to stay. I don't wanna get pruney, LOL