Life like words
can seem too brief
taut, tight, cinched


love like words
can feel too short
hurried, flushed, rapid

kind like words
can feel too false
red herring, straight no chaser, paper mache

patience like words
can feel too true
authentic, original, mad ones

passion like words
can feel too real
bona fide, just -the-facts, genuine

truth like words
can feel too fiery
blazing, tempest, cauldron

words burn through me like a wildfire
tearing through a forest 
racing to blaze a trail
from east to west
north to south
out of control 
singeing, burning, enveloping
trees and branches
like words.