The Fire...

The fire burned

like she had never felt before.

She was discovering her true self

in things she never imagined.

She was reluctant

yet she was eager.

She remained guarded

yet inside she wanted to open up.

She needed him to see her.

To see all of her.

He was slowly setting up camp

inside her head and her heart.

She would try to fight the advances

but knew it was a losing battle.

Mere words were enough

to set her ablaze.

 He was all she had sought even though

she didn't even know what she was seeking.

She didn't know what she had needed

but he was showing her.

She didn't understand herself or have 

labels on this feeling inside,

but he seemed to know.

He seemed to understand.

He seemed to understand her better

than she even understood herself.

Most of all she found him to be strong

and confident and in control.

The further they went

The more she leaned into him.

The more she relied on him.

the more she gave to him.  

She was independent and strong

but he wasn't afraid.

He would lift her up,

 put her on his shoulders,

and light a fire under her that 

burned hotter than she had ever known.  

This was what she had sought.

This was what she had needed all along.

It was him all along...

And the fire only he could control.

~DV~