Wildfire Heart

I need water. 

I need a jug of water to smother this fire in my chest

This fire it’s…

Consuming me.

It won’t let my heart stop skipping each beat

Or take a full breath

Or to let my mind be at ease

I didn’t notice the fire was still going

“It grew from…”

Each word from her mouth

Each text message she sends me

Each time, a match is lit

And the fire would spread, further down each finger tip

The smoke fills up my lungs

Each chamber of my heart

Each wrinkle in my brain

It paralyzes each nerve

Each fiber of muscle

And each train of thought.

Dump her matches to the lake

And let me drown peacefully with them

Let the calm water

Echo, smother and muffle out 

A heavy mind

And flaming heart

Let the merciful lake

Hold up a body

My body I can’t hold