The Element of Fire

Slow and smouldering lying low beneath the cool layer above
I wander the world in almost total control
Almost total control
Hot inside

Stalking slowly through the masses I see the object of my desire
She shimmers there on the edge of the crowd and I focus intent
The furnace stirs and I blow the smoke from my lungs
Fragrant and thick

I fuel myself with 80 proof
Inside the song rages bass deep
Vibrations stoking the heat feeding the flame
I stand, feet on the ground, conscience hovering above scanning
Bellows working feeding the flame

My theme rages inside me
“I am the Dragon King
And I’m more than I seem”
And spews forth in lyrical stucatto
I’m in my element

Tomorrow beckons with unheeded persistence
The night is now and I revel in the moment
Hedonistic and free, feeling myself
Tomorrow can wait

I burn
For me
For her
Forever

I burn because it’s what I do
Because it’s what I am
Because to cool and fall to sleep is not an option
It’s death