It isn't much, just a little bit of a thing
Thin and wooden, a bit of a hot head
At best, and at worst
A stick in the mud. Still, rubbed
The wrong way, it makes a beautiful
Spark, and dances seductively
As it sings in the dark. Oh,
What a courtship! These lovers
Will not be parted, lest in the instant
The magic goes, leaving only
A bit of sulphur, a charred black stump
and a blue afterglow.