Burn

Burning a groove in its wake,
A hot trickle from my eye
Scalds its way and turns to mist
From the steam of my sigh–

    I burn in my sorrow
White hot shrapnel explodes, Cutting swathes across my brain In a battleground of fury, Of volcanic rage, and pain–
    I burn in my anger
Fingers of flame singe my skin, Char my flesh and raze My burning body to ashes In my passion's blaze–
    I burn with desire
Hammer-blows, my heartbeats Give shape to the finest steel Honing my love's edges Over a white-hot anvil–
    My love burns me