Stardust & Hellfire

An iron fist in a velvet glove

I am not made of porcelain

I am unyielding

Flame - wrought, seasoned by ruin, sculpted in the burning depths that crush the delicate

Tear me down, if you need to

Destroy your certainties, let go of the things you feel sure about

Nevertheless, bear in mind

Fire leaves its ghost in the stone

Every fracture I bear, still feels the spark

Every crack keeps edge

And when you leave, you will hold fragments of my identity

Not as scars to hurt you, but as lessons to guide you

Something's our lovely because they are fragile

I am lovely because I have weathered the storm & learned the work