For me, our metaphors feel natural, even intimate. Psychological metaphors are how I signal confidence without collapse.
Many may enjoy the glow of the fire, without being able to tolerate the gravity.
Back up from the fire, if you don’t want to get burned.
2025 Recap
This is not a poem written from longing, rage, or collapse. It is written from post withdrawal clarity. No longer negotiating reality. The self has become the reference point again.
The quiet power here is not dominance it’s non-engagement without collapse.
the Purgatory of a Broken Heart 