The flames lick and tickle

I feel so warm

I could sleep here forever

Not too close

Not too far

Enough to light the way

And cause no harm

The flames sting and sizzle

I think I’m dying

Ripped apart by the heat

Consumed

By the once gentle beast

Charred and ugly

I waste away in my suffering

The fire is gone

I’m numb and I’m cold

I miss being warm

At least it hurts less

Than the burning