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Fire or Ice

January 30, 2015
By CharleyHeelis BRONZE, Derby, Other
CharleyHeelis BRONZE, Derby, Other
3 articles 1 photo 48 comments

Favorite Quote:
How can a bird that is born to fly, be put in a cage and expected to sing?


If I should ever have a heart to stop,

It would stop its counting beat for you

However the burning desire

To burn your lips with mine of fire

'Cause your icy touch sends a shrill

And sets my nerves alight still

 

The exhilarating rush when your adoring eyes lock mine

still makes my cheeks flame and cower in sublime

 

And if the world should perish not once but twice

Fire or ice

I would face my doom with you at my side and laugh

And I would whisper the final words 'I love you'

And not have to listen to hear you say them too.



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eunoia BRONZE said...
on Mar. 1 2017 at 8:06 pm
eunoia BRONZE, Stamford, Connecticut
3 articles 0 photos 7 comments
This is really good :)

on Feb. 28 2017 at 6:00 pm
GraceTaylor12 BRONZE, Coopersburg, Pennsylvania
4 articles 0 photos 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
"You are unique, and if that is not fulfilled, then something has been lost." -Martha Graham

Wow! This is amazing!

JennaLuvzYou said...
on Jan. 11 2017 at 7:05 pm
JennaLuvzYou, Los Angels, California
0 articles 1 photo 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Gotta love yourself for who you are. Just be you."

Amazing Poem love it :)

on Aug. 9 2016 at 10:07 pm
Ray--yo PLATINUM, Kathmandu, Other
43 articles 2 photos 581 comments

Favorite Quote:
God Makes No Mistakes. (Gaga?)
"I have hated the words and I have loved them, and I hope I have made them right." -Liesel Meminger via Markus Zusac, "The Book Thief"

This is absolutely incredible. Wow. Congratulations.

on Jun. 13 2016 at 8:23 am
Black_Pool BRONZE, Al Sharjah, Other
3 articles 0 photos 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
Everything is beautiful but beautiful isn't everything.

That's really brave of you to not expect those words back :)

on Jun. 5 2016 at 10:25 am
CharleyHeelis BRONZE, Derby, Other
3 articles 1 photo 48 comments

Favorite Quote:
How can a bird that is born to fly, be put in a cage and expected to sing?

@wizad , thank you for the comment , and I have heard that before ... I would just like to say though that there is only one line that is the same and that is 'Fire or Ice' and with that even being the title of this poem I find this analysis a little unfair.

wizad GOLD said...
on Jun. 1 2016 at 11:15 am
wizad GOLD, Lincon, Maine
10 articles 0 photos 36 comments

Favorite Quote:
Some say the world will end in fire
some say in ice
from what I have tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire
but if it had to perrish twice
I think i know enough of hate
that ice is also great
and would suffice
Fire and ice by robert Frost

a good poem but, there are a few lines that are similar to the poem fire or ice by robert frost.

on May. 31 2016 at 3:14 pm
Why isn't this in the mag????????

KMG28 SILVER said...
on May. 24 2016 at 4:03 pm
KMG28 SILVER, Brooklyn, New York
8 articles 0 photos 34 comments

Favorite Quote:
“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than I

I agree with all of the other comments! It sounds like it could be one of the classics in the future. Thank you for leaving me breathless.

on Apr. 28 2016 at 11:44 am
lauren_christieee BRONZE, Hawthorne, New Jersey
1 article 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
“So, I guess we are who we are for alot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know most of them. But even if we don't have the power to choose where we come from, we can still choose where we go from there." -The Perks of Being a Wallflower

This is so amazing, you captured such complex feelings and sensations perfectly.

Anonymous46 said...
on Mar. 30 2016 at 1:36 pm
Anonymous46, GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan
0 articles 0 photos 2 comments
That poem is dark.

on Mar. 14 2016 at 2:59 am
CharleyHeelis BRONZE, Derby, Other
3 articles 1 photo 48 comments

Favorite Quote:
How can a bird that is born to fly, be put in a cage and expected to sing?

@kate.marie , thank you! Xox

on Mar. 8 2016 at 10:11 pm
ambivalent SILVER, West Bend, Wisconsin
7 articles 0 photos 180 comments

Favorite Quote:
everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. the worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt. [sylvia plath]

beautiful.

on Feb. 23 2016 at 3:25 pm
CharleyHeelis BRONZE, Derby, Other
3 articles 1 photo 48 comments

Favorite Quote:
How can a bird that is born to fly, be put in a cage and expected to sing?

@thatgirlreading , thank you ... that means a lot xox

on Feb. 22 2016 at 7:17 pm
thatgirlreading, Brampton, Other
0 articles 0 photos 2 comments
Wow1 I which I could write a poem this good

on Feb. 11 2016 at 12:12 pm
CharleyHeelis BRONZE, Derby, Other
3 articles 1 photo 48 comments

Favorite Quote:
How can a bird that is born to fly, be put in a cage and expected to sing?

Thank you @AnnaHolmes1998 xox

on Feb. 10 2016 at 6:19 pm
Awwh this is so cute , really made me reconcider alot off things very very very good

on Feb. 10 2016 at 5:59 pm
CharleyHeelis BRONZE, Derby, Other
3 articles 1 photo 48 comments

Favorite Quote:
How can a bird that is born to fly, be put in a cage and expected to sing?

@lyrahelix , edited! Xox

on Feb. 10 2016 at 5:50 pm
CharleyHeelis BRONZE, Derby, Other
3 articles 1 photo 48 comments

Favorite Quote:
How can a bird that is born to fly, be put in a cage and expected to sing?

Hiya again @lyrahelix , thanks for your feed back , and looking through I completly understand the spelling mistakes and will edit as soon as possible. as for 'cower in sublime', It is meant to represent the butterfly sensation and the 'gooey' feeling of seeing your love , where as the cower part is there to subtly hint that the person feels beneath or below her/his love , thank you for asking and I am glad that I got the chance to explain , any other quieries please let me know xox

on Feb. 8 2016 at 6:59 pm
lyrahelix SILVER, Troy, Michigan
8 articles 0 photos 2 comments
So as I said, the poem overall is good, but small things like "it's" instead of "its" as a possessive and "exhilerating" instead of "exhilarating" in spelling that are a bit distracting. Also, could you explain the line "and cower in sublime" to me? I don't really get it, but I have the feeling that it's important! Thanks :)