Falling Flames

They warned me…

But I leaned closer.

Your smile felt like a loaded gun,

Danger wrapped in something fun.

Every look said “don’t come near,”

But I stepped forward anyway.

I saw the cracks, ignored the signs,

Called the chaos “butterflies.”

Fire in your touch, but it burns too fast,

Whispers of love that can’t ever last.

I reach for you, but I fall apart,

Every spark leaves a scar on my heart.

My friends said “run,” I said “he’s different,”

Said I could change the way this ends.

But desire doesn’t come with brakes,

And love shouldn’t feel like a risk this big.

Every warning screamed your name,

I mistook danger for fate.

Fire in your touch, but it burns too fast… (repeat)

If I’d known the cost of the flame,

I still might’ve stayed the same.

Because falling felt like flying

Before the ground remembered me.

Fire in your touch, now I see it clear,

It wasn’t love — it was fear.

I reach for you, but pull back hard,

Still learning how to heal these scars.

Some fires don’t warm…

They warn.