"do not play with fire."
some said.
to hell with their notions, i say.
i will play with fire and steer it,
and i say this with faith because
i own its every wing and flame.
i've harnessed and tied it
by its feet and forearms.
listen to me when i say that
i will eat fire.
i will chew fire.
i will fuck fire like no mistress ever
to have spread her legs on my bed.
i will embrace it and play with it
until it burns the nihilism out of my cynical cage,
sculpted by the hands
of cowardice and ungratefulness.
i will fuel my fire
and dance around the ashes like a mad man.
do not be afraid.
say to yourself, human,
"i am fire
and everything
it destroys, ever so magnificently."