Flames behave differently According to what they are fed According to Conditions of burning According to good air or bad Atmosphere And our flames are No less than this: Fanned or snuffed By time and winds Of change blowing us - Threaten to Crush that bright wick That feeds it. The will is The struck match That ensures A flame endures its burn Does not exceed Its stretch Does not Extinguish in Life's hard fingers Pinching.next poem