Flame

Hello Rozzman and welcome to Cosmo. This poem reads really well as an introspective journey. That final line 
“For I suffocated the flame”
Really lifts this poem to another level and gives it such a punch at the end for the reader. For me I sense a fear of attachment. Something that can develop in a person has face particular trauma in life. We inadvertently push the world away, in a subconscious need to self preserve and remove any further risks of pain / loss. If this is a true to self poem of how you feel, I can say this. There is strength in your words. Because when we acknowledge there is a problem and we face it, we have the ability and awareness to then make changes to improve our life. By writing this poem and indeed the act of sharing it with fellow poets, is a brave and wonderful step in the right direction for self healing. I do hope (if this is a true self reflection) that writing is helping. I look forward to reading more from you, and hope you continue to post 
All the best 
Gwen x 

I think we are all guilty of clipping our own wings. We are born with our very own wing clippers and as soon as we can, we start snipping away at them bit by bit until someone says, "Hey, stop that or you won't be able to fly." This poem is a deeply personal one and any reader should be privileged to read it and having read it they should have the good sense to tell you that you are a good writer. I urge you to keep writing ✍ and keep sharing. And I am also going to say that you have NOT suffocated your flame ... it still burns and it flickers clearly between the lines here. I wish you all the best. Welcome to Cosmo and keep on writing and sharing with us x

welcome!..............................................................................................Jim