Gathering up photographs of the burnt remains
Then stowing them away
The fire that I saw in a distance that day
It happened right here
Crooked fingertips, charred
The sparkling of the melted glass
How much of one's feelings can remain?
You're still alive, in flames
As if you've forgotten even your sadness
Squinting, like you don't understand
The fragile and soft ash
That you step on
Makes your heart come apart at the seams
Then crumble away
As the smell of burnt hair
Proved my existence
Are you setting yourself on fire, too?
You're still alive, in flames
Letting those helping hands melt in heat
You just stand there like you don't understand their words
Until it gets so hot that you feel no pain
Let the blue flame burn you to white ashes
You're still alive, in flames
As if you've forgotten even your sadness
Smiling, like you don't understand
You're still alive, in flames
The tailwind is burning down everything in its path
You are
Burning
Yet, still alive