I've come
             to realize
          I  don't  need
       someone who'll
          set my world
               on fire.

              My life
          has  a  way
          of bursting
           into flames
           more often
        than  I'd   like.

         What I need
         is someone
         who will help
     sooth my burns
         and remove
           the smoke
             from my
                lungs,
         showing  me
          exactly how
                I can
               breathe
                again.

            When you
      kiss  me  without
       uttering a word,
            you speak
            to my soul.
                                                           ­                            Jon York   2019