{ act one }

girls spark up brighter / but brighter is not better
i am melting from both ends / a flickering candle
light my darkened night / i think the sky is full of fire 

what do you do when i fall before you
           eyes glazed, fizzling into embers
                       and say -- 

-- i think i can see falling meteors 

{ act two } 

stoke the fire with kindling / save what you must 
i am searching for a narrative / one that cannot burn
knowing is not remembering / i think the story is smouldering 

what do you see when i get to my feet 
            eyes bright, alight and angry 
                       and say -- 

-- i am more myself than i have ever been 

{ act three } 

bask in the discomfort / change like the flame
i have been holding fire / holding it for too long 
let my hands burn / know that i am consumed 

what do you do when i set myself on fire 
            eyes black, cinders staining sclera 
                       and say -- 

-- i am nothing and i am consuming