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A recorded reading of “The Fire That Didn’t Burn Me”. If the player does not load, use the original audio source.
You struck the spark and stepped away— but I refused to fade or fray. I didn’t break, I didn’t bow— I found my flame and made it vow. So when they say I turned to dust, remind them: ashes learn to trust.
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They lit the match And watched me glow Expected ash But didn’t know I don’t char I crystallize Turn scars To alibis I danced inside What they destroyed Found my form Inside the void I’m the fire That didn’t burn The smoke they breathe But never learn I blaze in silence Rage refined You threw your heat But I designed The flame that kept My heart alive I’m the fire That learns to thrive They built the pyre For my name But didn’t see I fed the flame Not made of wax Not built to melt I made a temple Out of hell I didn’t break I just became What no one else Could ever name I’m the fire That didn’t burn The smoke they breathe But never learn I blaze in silence Rage refined You threw your heat But I designed The flame that kept My heart alive I’m the fire That learns to thrive I don’t flicker I ignite I am shadow I am light I’m the fire That didn’t break Still glowing from What you forsake I wear the scorch Like sacred skin I rise from ash Again, again
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