There’s an intoxication that never lasts 

It’s always fire in the beginning 

But ash in the end 

It’s almost always this way

I’ve tried to figure it out 

Tried to pinpoint the moment 

Tried to calculate the exact moment to lower the flame before the ash comes 

But the fire is intense 

And we get lost in it 

And neither of us knows when to pull back 

And in the end both sides are burnt 

And all that’s left before us is a pile of ash 

The ash that is now us 

The ash that once was a beautiful flame

And it almost always happens this way 

Two souls burnt out before they ever even had the chance to really see one another 

-Krystal Hinton-