There was a fire in your eyes and I wanted to
burn
I gave you my body, asking nothing in return
The flames grew higher as I started to fall
I didn’t know that you didn’t want me at all
For months and months I walked on coals
Wearing out my feet, wearing out my soul
You burnt through the flesh of so many women
But kept our flame lit, even when you were with them
I grew cold inside but warm to your touch
Standing near your flame became too much
My body was addicted but my skin was too weak
Tried to capture your heart, tried to turn down the heat
But I saw another fire flicker in your eyes
It burnt for her love; she changed your mind
She won the match that ignites your flame
As you throw me a lighter and walk away
Watching you love her is gasoline
Ashes to ashes, dousing my dreams
Watching you hold her is wind and rain
Dry ice in my lungs, nothing but pain
Burnt alive, from the outside in
I should have stopped it before it began
Reinforcements were built around my walls
But even burnt cement crumbles and falls
And as I sweep up the ashes from my cremated heart
I’ll try to find remains and unbranded parts
Anything that can identify who I used to be
To the woman who once loved you, R.I.P.
-DLM (12.17.15)
The Dalema 