A beautiful fire
that burned sweet
and warm in my heart
Overheated
with hate and blame
Escaped
Licking
nasty flames
Began
burning my skin
my soul
So hot it blistered
every inch of me
peeling my bark
exposing the core of me
leaving me standing alone
parched and dying of thirst
I can’t eat
I can’t drink
no one sees it start
no one stops what they’re doing
they just drive by
without realizing the death
and destruction about
to ruin my world
no one listens to me
cry out with all the
pain I can possibly feel
until
all I can do is scream
and scream
and scream
while I painfully scorch
while I hopelessly burn
while I helplessly watch
everything around me
everything I love
all I hold dear
all I want
all I am
all my life
go down in flames.
no one comes to save me
I can not escape
no matter how loud
I scream.
~ cj 2012.03.27
