Hysterical Literature—An unnamed poem by me
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I don’t want to set the world on fire, but I do want to set myself ablaze
To let the flames lick my body with more passionate desire than anyone could ever feel for me
Nerves firing
Fire, unnerving
Yet enticing all the same
I’ve always preferred lighters to matches
You can keep the fire at arm’s length
But now I’d like to feel the fire gently caress my cheek
Hear it whisper sweet threats into my ear
And encourage me to allow it to consume me
I think I fear the things I love
And in the case of fire, that is definitely true
Beautiful and dangerous
Warm but destructive
It draws me in until I disappear entirely
Entwined with it in an eternal embrace
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