i am like fire. it runs under my flesh and spills out my eyes.
i have hit a man.
i have been the man.
there has been purple on my cheek and throbbing on my limbs.
but i burn the more you feed me.
i am like fire.
i spit after i am touched and crackle when the wind blows.
i have hit wood and turned my knuckles molten.
but the wood has turned to cinders.
i am like fire.
i can make you scream.
i am like fire.
i can't control my heat.
i can be put out. i can be trampled on. i can cool down, turn to embers to ashes to dust.
i am like fire.
i burn everything.
can you see yourself in me? do i make you want to reach out for warmth?
or do i scare you?
when i am man- i scare myself.
