i get too close to an open flame

august twenty-ninth, 2019

give me the light of your life;

i am desperate to feel it burning

beneath my skin. i am waiting

to set myself on fire for you.

here is the shining sun in my hands.

i wallow in the heat as it consumes

me. there is nothing worth more than

this eternal and glowing radiance; there

is nothing else but you, a glorious and

unforgiving light between my burnt hands,

a sheltered and flaring instability.

but god do i need it. no anger or pain

will move me from your divine 

illumination. give it to me, and with

it, i will demonstrate my devotion;

i am your unbearable torch. i am 

your forest fire, and i am your

scorched earth.

Author's Note

do not set urself on fire just to keep others warm!
unfortunately i am just no good at following advice