Burns in the Dark

Flame kissed the edge of the night. Ashes danced in the fading light.

I held my breath, the world stood still. A spark ignites

against my will. It's a heat I can't contain. It's a scorch inside my veins.

Burns in the dark, burns in my chest. Fires don't ask,

they just possess. Burns in the air, burns through the pain.

Feel it rise, I can't explain. Smoke curls like a serpent's grin.

Skin feels alive where it's been. Every step, these ember trails. A story lit

where words have failed. Burns in the dark, burns in my