no flame will touch you

you are a living breathing baptismal font of fresh starts

the fire came
to consume you

but it forgot

that you are made
out of holy water

on the day you rose
out from the fountain
of everlasting life
every single particle in you 
was kissed by the secret 
recipe of the divine's
sacred spices and oils

you are the ripple
of Creation's finger
 in the water

so, my love, 
while the wildfires may
erupt all around

rest easy
rest easy
rest easy

no flame
will ever touch you

for you are the
consecrated waterfall

that causes all
the heavy rocks around
you to float straight 
up into deep space 

and someday when
the blaze burns so hot
that it thinks it can
swallow you up