Playing With Fire

The science experiment was perfectly set, after months of planning, a few scares with lit matches that we lost our grip on, and a small debacle with the gardens we ordered from when it took them five reminders and three weeks to send an order with two-day shipping. The only problem was that no matter how long we let the match burn against the dried grasses, they wouldn't burn. They became charred, and hot, but wouldn't burn. They were too strong, and proud. Like some people, I guess, they can go right up to the edge on a whim but have the wherewithal to stay on the ledge without falling.