The Water Never Burned

The Water Never Burned

The fire flickered like a ballerina on the stage

Its flame taunting me and tempting me to engage

In spoke in riddles, baiting me with lessons to learn

Musing at the fire while the water never burned

Conversations drifted in the air like butterflies in flight

The hum of the auctioneer gave rhythm to the night

Superficial pleasantries were exchanged  in turn

The fire floated in glass jars, but the water never burned

I fell into a black hole of mindless and dark thought

A million miles away where fireflies are caught

Someone spoke a word and it resonated stern

Hypnotized by the fire and the water that never burned

Snapped back into reality like a jolt of electric shock

Noting my surroundings, I sat up straight and took stock

The flame flickered like a lover that had been spurned

Then smirked smugly from the water that never burned