this all consuming fire
burns with pain so sweet
I'll be back for more
wild love singes the heart
makes my blood boil
with steamy excitement
hotter than before
who could deny the beauty of the flame
the everchanging orange and blue
like primal man
I squeeze it in my hand
press it to my lips
even as blisters start to grow
how much longer can I burn
til there's nothing more of me
a charcoaled body
left standing in the smoke
while the fire rages on