you came along
ran your hand down my spine
like a match
and ignited a fire so bright
i blinded myself
to what i should have seen coming
the lick of the flames kept us warm
and the fumes made me
euphorically dizzy
but we fizzled out
before i could catch my breath
you stopped supplying me
with the oxygen i needed
to keep the fire raging
my heart is a pile of ashes now
and the nights are colder
without you
i'm still waiting to rise up out of the dimly lit embers
sitting inside of my chest
but right now
i'm choking on the smoke

i hope you see
how badly you burned me