I breathed in the fumes
The leaking evidence
Of what I was about to do

I bit down on my lip
Distracting myself
From any lingering compassion

I sliced open my wrist
For I wanted to be Sure
That I bled the vile flames

I sprinkled my life
Over the surfaces
That were soon to perish

I lit the match
Threw it into the pool
Of my very essence

I watched the scene
The crumbling families
I knew I had ended everything