Scintilla: (n) a tiny, brilliant flash or spark; a small thing;
a barely visible trace.
Scintilla..
Is what you stirred in my soul the day our eyes met.
I never knew what the word was to describe it.
It wasn’t fireworks or a spark, or even a fire.
It wasn’t like the movies;
nothing lit up inside me like a Fourth of July party
and my breath didn’t catch.
No, it was nothing like that.
And I’m sorry if that isn’t what you want to hear,
but that’s the truth.
Love.. it isn’t a burning fire where the flames
just flare up in your face and
singe your heart with the name of your soulmate.
It’s barely there.
It’s like the first flame that catches in a fire
or when you first strike a match.
It could be the start of something great,
something destructive,
or nothing at all.