Phoenix

strike a match. sulfur grazes my nose. the flames tickle the surrounding sky. internal screams, questioning motives, FIRE is born. smoke infiltrates my lung and throat. coughing greets the unwelcome visitor. FIRE reaches out touches my hair, eliminating every strand. lesions blister on my scalp, neck, and arms. FIRE leaving its ugly scar. burning flesh and hair is the aroma of the night. FIRE engulfs me. We are One. but through the ashes, I rise again. Self-Destruction -- and I remember FIRE is an old friend.