melt

as things die out
i hide away
the sweet simplicity of a masked face
emotions toned down to a subtle gray
flaring high as any flame
but somehow tamed
under my skin
boils blue
the flames scorch all that i once knew
blisters ooze, burst
skin falls like rose petals
im taken away in pieces
left as ash on the cold platform of life
only to be swept up
poured back together
and to melt again