Embers

Circling inside a fire an ember rises to the surface. It wants to leave the confines of this safe place, it wants to break free and see what's on the other side. It knows it can't. It knows if it does, only a quick demise will ensue. It can see the good and the beautiful just on the other side, but it knows that it can never cross over, but that doesn't change the desire. Trying to hide itself from the outside it moves downward, trying to place distance between itself and what it craves, but it isn't working. It keeps coming to the surface to steal quick glances, to wish it could just go for a moment. Doing so makes its desire stronger, harder to resist. It tries to find a way, but can see no path. It decides it must be content with what it has, and enjoy the path that has already been taken. This doesn't change what it desires though, its just a means of self-preservation to deny its escape.