Love Poem: Scorching
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Written by: Melani Udaeta

Scorching

Let the fire burn,
scorching; 
Let the intensity flourish, 
Let yourself come undone; 
Feel your heart beat again;
I can color the stars in your eyes,
drink paradise;
Such a small taste
leaves me hungry for another moment,
another spark;
Cinders that invade me 
they ignite the floor;
I am enveloped, charred;
The smoke led me straight to you; 
What’s it like to succumb to a muse?
I’m dying to touch that truth; 
Under my skin like a wildfire;
Slowly speeding up,  
then aching  to a crawl; 
tip my chin up, I freeze
Your everything has brought me to my knees. 
So I am left to burn faster, harder
Scorching.