"She's kissing the fire eater"
They said
And I was.
The blaze leapt from his tongue to mine
Heating my mouth
And the rest of me
With his passion
and my own sprung up in kind.
Even softened by sweetness and ice
The flames licked
At me
Threatening
Immolation
Promising
Catharsis
Which road to choose?
I tasted the embers on my tongue
As we parted,
Wanting more
Even though it burned
And my mouth
(and the rest of me)
felt singed.
I walk the coals now
And wonder what awaits me
At the end of this charcoal path.