I smoldered on with smoke for a veil that
Hid the blaze in my eyes.
Night alighted upon my hair
I twined it through my fingers and
Warped it into bracelet.
Moonlight drove the flame from my eyes
I felt the heat roil through me and
Thread my ribs with ash.
The beacon turned to flame inside my heart and
Broke my chest apart.
Diaphanous smoke lit with lost dream and fervent wishes
I screamed free
In burning midnight air
I erupt with the last dependence left in me.