To the tunes
of my favorite music
I dance
as tears stream down
my tender cheek.
All I wanted was love.
All I wanted
was soul's relief.

All I know is that
I have loved
and still do
This bursting
in my heart
will not reside
I attempt to will it away
with magic, with potions
but it keeps
its embers
quite alive

Embers that dance into flame
flames that rise and rise
smoke that wisps
into your form
as I turn away my eyes

And I know
that like a phoenix
I will rise up
and love again
I will survive this difficult time
and I will flourish
until the end

In the meantime
I feel like exploding
into a thousand pieces ---
this ball of fire unfulfilled.
But I let myself feel anyway,
lest I turn to alabaster,
for I always prefer the passion
rather than be chilled