Burnt Offerings <br /> <br /> <br />hot embers stepped on by barefoot <br />scorch a tender heart <br />easily attracted frailty <br />oh the fires too hot! <br />the door left open <br /> <br />exposed a tender heart <br />deceived thermometer reading <br />pulses racing high <br /> <br />two bodies burning <br />animal instincts frenzy <br />no thought of a blister <br />til the hot coal is dropped <br /> <br />one searching for lasting warmth <br />the other just for one cold night <br />no thought of a new scar <br />stretch and enjoy the heat<br /><br />Myrtle Thomas<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/burnt-offerings-6/
