Spark

Spark

What is it?
What makes that undefinable element that turns a casual acquaintance/fuckbuddy/playpartner into someone that you start picturing white picket dungeons with?

Now, I am not talking about love -- love happens on many levels over any amount of time, it can grow over time and create a wonderfully powerful bond between people, but spark...

THAT spark...

Just like that spark from a flint... With the right elements around it, you get flame. And again, depending on the elements, you get a long burning flame that builds to the point that nothing will put it out, other times it is like not enough lighter fluid on charcoal briquettes, a quick flame, but you are left with cold hard coal.

I have a number of people in my life that I love, but that spark, that sudden flash only hits with great infrequency, and leaves me continually searching for it. It becomes that bar that any relationship with romantic elements, must be able to hit.

And when it does, hopefully it is not next to flash paper... poof