Writing Prompt Wednesday #13

h in high supply.38. Fire-starters: Write about building a fire. https://thinkwritten.com/365-creative-writing-prompts/

Note: See if you can guess the hidden meaning in this poem!

In order to make a fire, you need three things.
Fuel, oxygen, and heat.
Once those three are set in stone,
Your fire will be neat.
Let’s start with a little fuel
Some kindling will do.
Make a base to build off of
Explore that something new.
Soon you’ll add heavier things,
Like twigs and stick and logs.
For now though, take it slow.
Soon you’ll be the top dog.
Let’s move on to oxygen.
You need to give it space.
Let it know that you’ll be there
But not always in its face.
You can’t smother your flame
Or else it’ll just burnout.
Don’t wander off too far, though
Too much space and you’re without.
Finally, move onto heat
It doesn’t need too much.
A tiny spark and it’ll grow
Til it’s too hot to touch.
It’s funny how that tiny spark
With the right foundation
It’ll keep growing until it reaches
Full intoxication.
If you follow these steps,
You’ll have a powerful fire.
Just keep these three on coming
And it’ll never tire.
Keep your flame in good shape
Without any of these it’ll die.
But if you keep tending to it
You’ll have warmth in high-supply.