When I hold it to my skin
This match will burn me
But if I were alone in the dark
It could light a candle
A lantern or a campfire
Could prevent me from freezing
Provide light
Cook nourishing food
What Im trying to say is
I can destroy myself
With the very thing that could save me
This match that burns my skin
Reminds me of you.














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and i have trouble formulating the why... it seems like i'm missing the proper literary criticism vocabulary XD
so i'll try to say it in plain words: i like how it shifts from the first paragraph, which addresses noone in particular, to a form which is actually adressing someone, and one person alone. and the in-between bit, "What Im trying to say is", the way you'd say it in a conversation, though it could also be directed at the reader.
i think that's a very strong way to constue a poem, and the simple imagery of the match becomes more than just symbolism - it somehow carries the power of actually confronting someone with it's meaning.
(does this make sense? i hope it does @_@)
^_^
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I reject your reality and substitute my own!
You actually broke it down better than I could have I think!
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