Ablaze

by Ivan Saldarriaga

I feel your hand ontop of mine,
your smooth skin coolin' my warm body,
I let your soft hair fall on my cheek,
your weight on my chest,
yet I'm all alone


In my thoughts,
I yearn for more,
more life,
love,
acceptance,
but I only sigh,
realizing the little I will ever be allotted

My appetite for life never abates,
Hunger for it pursues me,
and ambushes even my most treasured moments
Never relenting,
Only expanding,
until...
all I have left...
is a blazing internal bonfire.