Consumed

The fire consumes me

But I am only wax

Helpless to do anything but watch

As I feel my life force slip away

The fire consumes me

And I am the flame

Burning the wick, the wax

Burning it all, uncaring

The fire consumes me

I try to shield my eyes

But it burns so brightly

I cannot see

The fire consumes me

And the flame burns

So quickly, so fiercely

So uncompromisingly

I see little

But I do know with certainty

The flame is about to die