Do you see the face in fire?
The way it screams in agony
The way it wants the pain to stop
But you don’t help
Not because you don’t want to
But because you’re scared to get burned
So you stand there, frozen still,
Watching embers kiss the air
Like fragile, fleeting cries for help
That vanish into nowhere
And maybe you tell yourself
There’s nothing you could do
That flames like these are far too wild
To let someone pass through
But deep inside, a quieter voice
Keeps whispering your name
Asking why you turned away
And who’s really to blame
Because the fire doesn’t just consume
The face you chose to see-
It lingers in the hollow space
Where courage used to be
And long after the ashes fall
And silence fills the night
You’ll wonder if you could’ve been
The one who brought the light