These veins hold fire.
There is such passion
In this body of mine.
I blaze in the night,
Well and truly alive,
Knowing my flames
Have set the world alight.
I feel as though nothing
Could even come close
To extinguishing my flame.
I will always hold that spark.
I will live, unapologetic,
Light never once fading.
I will not let darkness take me.
No, I have worked too hard
To build this inferno,
This fire that I am.
How could I let the shadows
Put me out of sight?
I will not let myself be hidden.
I will rise higher in the night.
I will fuel my passing sparks
And fan them into the flame.
I will grow and be unashamed.
I will fight until the day
When my dying embers glow,
Soft, warm, and steady.
I will not let myself pass by
In silent submission.
One day, I may go out,
But I go out on my terms.