Sitting round the fire

As the flames twisted and turned before my eyes

I felt the familiar pain of angst rise,

Alert turned amber,

beneath my skin

as beats steadily,

increased within.

Fingers curled into the ground

Escape routes calculated

and quickly found.

But you sensed my distress,

and even though you couldn't see

the burning demons in front of me,

you held my hand and said

'tell me'

and as I described the fiery sparks

that threatened to ignite my

inner fears,

we watched them catch in an updraught,

and just like that....

they disappeared.