Stay Away

Piste

I am a flickering flame:
Wild and dancing freely,
Ever changing, still the same,
Come close to me, I’ll warm you,
Too close and you will burn.

Stay away.

I am a rockpool:
Clear and sometimes deep,
But dark things lurk inside me,
Come in and I will soothe you,
Too far and you will drown.

Stay away.

I am the blowing wind:
Soft but can be stinging,
Drowning out your senses,
Softly I’ll caress you,
But quickly whip you away.

Stay away.

I am not what I seem:
I hurt you without meaning,
My presence is only pain.

It’s best to stay away.

goin'_to_the_PS

brilliant the best poem i've read in along time

Tobias Greeshman

Good stuff, I enjoyed reading it anyway and cant think of any criticism.

Velvet Vocals

Sorry to be the one that gives some negative criticism, but I found it dull. It's all just a little to obvious. There was no depth. The whole flickering flame/blowing wind thing has been done before. If you are just starting out with poetry then it certainly was a good beginning effort though, so please don't take this harshly as it's not meant that way.

Le Rack

describes my very being................