Amber Burn Poem by Maya Hanson

How many lies have I built?
I'll splinter them with these words killing me,
consume them with this fire-breath love

When I burn with this much fierce
all the colors I've ever seen
are shades of blue hallucination

It feels so real
when I explode like a dam, like
I thought I could sob out this love-
Fool.

I know I always mix crying
with this fire that aches in my chest
and that's why it glows like a skylight.

Put your wings up so I can share them
and give this choking flame a different voice,
from stabbing blue obsession to an amber glow

I'll stare at the ground,
I won't miss you with saltwater
I'll offer up my candlelight

I've never wanted someone to
hurt and be happy so much.

Now I'm through with blue fire…
let the amber burn.