The flame

 And the moth asked the flame, "Will you hurt me if I come closer?"

The flame whispered, "Only if you forget what I am."

The moth fluttered too close and was burned.

In its final breath, it asked the flame, 

"Why did you burn me when all I sought was your warmth?"

The flame replied, "You mistook my glow for affection, but I was never meant to love, only to consume you." 

~WeBleedPoetry