Conflagration

Skin's on fire The burning comes from within It warms but does not consume Trapped in close It threatens sanity Where's the release? A touch grazes thigh A new trail blazes A scream stifled Where did it go? Is this falling? Will the dark end? The heat rises again The roller coaster clicks The glow returns And it escalates Too close! Too close! Feathers and wax melt away Sharpness erupts Nipples erect Arching raises them skyward Wordless mouth opens Gaping eyes smolder Knives slice invisibly There it is There it went Slack trumps form Laying flat without thought The darkness returns Void envelopes But gravity returns It pulls upwards Towards the sun again Towards pain and ecstasy