The match strikes the box
The flame is lit
The flame quivers, flickers, then grows
Shines brightly, glows, illuminates our world.
Quickly, too quickly, the flame travels up the match
Burning brightly, full of energy, yet vulnerable too
The flame reaches the end of the match, it smoulders.
Still I hold on to it.
My fingers are burned.
It hurts.
All that is left are a few wisps of vapour
And a world gone up in smoke.
Based on the prompt word ‘smoke’
Headspace Perspective 
Another beautiful piece of writing Leigh. The structure of the writing looks like half a flame to me. Thank you so much for linking to Prose for Thought 🙂 Hope to see you tomorrow xx
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Thank you. Someone else commented it looks the shape of a pregnant bump – any patterns are completely accidental, but it’s fascinating xxx
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Beautiful. So full of heartache. xxx
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Thank you. It’s one of those that just came out xxx
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very nice Leigh. Up In Smoke indeed.
XOXO to you and Hugo.
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Thank you Stacey xxx
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Wonderfully written peice Leigh. So much emotion comes through in your words xx
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Thank you so much Hannah xxx
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This is so strong, provocative and really, really beautiful. Every word means so much, every word dripping with emotion. Beautifully expressed #ThePrompt
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Thank you so much for your kind words xxx
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A very poignant take on this week’s prompt – really beautifully done xx
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Thank you xxx
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This is really beautiful Leigh, so much meaning in these words, the emotion is expressed so wonderfully. Thank you so much for linking to #ThePrompt x
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Thank you Sara, I’m pleased it has had such a good response xx
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A beautiful and heartbreaking poem Leigh – so much captured in such a short poem x
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Thank you xxx
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So many ways to interpret this. Very captivating the way a match burns and you’ve written about it beautifully. #theprompt
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Thank you x
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This is raw and wonderful. Lovely writing Leigh xx
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Thank you, Sian xxx
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This is beautiful and heartbreaking. You have really captured the sense of joy that Hugo’s short life brought and the grief of losing him. Is the shape deliberate (It looks like a pregnancy in profile)? #theprompt
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Gosh, no re the shape – that’s completely accidental and I hadn’t even noticed! Thank you for your kind comment xxx
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