The Moth and the Flame

I am a moth
and I see the flame dancing
it is another flame
in a long memory
of dancing flames

I turn away deliberately
yet I notice
the flame comes nearer instead
I cannot feel the heat
yet
for I am far enough away not to feel it
yet

Though I can feel the last time I was singed
slightly burned
and I had to fly away fast
and far far away from that flame

I never do notice
the flame
coming near

--andoy
5 October 2004