my life on fire

my life on fire

we've built it solid

wood all these years

no escape route
no water

some sticks

a bit of paper

words in shades of gray

the ordinary: journal page, love letter

it got hot sometimes

the candles got close

dry & windy

perfect night for a burn

it was my birthday

you had a cake

blazing a crush

in the front yard

what went up in smoke?

i missed it, it was so quick

we were not a prayer

this was asphyxiation

and i saw the light

the moon pulled its way into scorpio
with stakes wooden and high

you were just a six year spark
guess all that magic wasn't big enough

now the sun has entered the arc of fire

and i'm fit to be lit again

this time, my hand

this time, my choice

i lit the shit

the wicks, the leaves

the resin, braid of grass

i licked each thankful letter shut

counted from A for absolute

to D for dude
this is the after-death
nothing but teeth & bones

every petal drops it's wing
the dirt turns upon itself

i burn you out in anger

this time it's prayer

i burn myself through chants of death

down upper handed high roads

by my own clasped hands, i flash, i ignite

for once, for all

11/23/11