Challenge
Personify Fire
I find myself giving insubstantial things (like the night and darkness) a life of their own as though they were living breathing entities, making them into thinking and planning beings with desires and intentions of their own. So for this challenge, let's bring FIRE to life.
Write a brief description (prose or poetry) describing FIRE that makes the flame behave like it has a desire or a goal that it is actively trying to accomplish. An example might be to describe how a ground fire burning a path towards the forest craves to reach the dry straw and leaves, etc...
The fire can be any fire - a forest fire, a candle flame, a lighter, a bonfire, etc. I imagine they all have different motives for burning :)
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The gas flame
I remember my first moment of life, in the big kitchen, with my precedecessor standing near the door, waiting to leave. I felt the burst of pride as my heat surged upward, forcing a pot to boil. In that instant, I knew my lineage, dating back to the caves, when my warmth and light were the only barrier against the cold and fear of darkness. I will serve faithfully as long a my jets are fed. I am proud; I am gas flame; I am FIRE!