Emotionless expression
Devoid of all thought
Plaster cast impression
Everything I'm not

Lips pursing tight
Strengthens internal restraint
The blinding light
Makes me faint

Grilling tender flesh
Melting the wax
Fears burning fresh
Composure, maxed

Soul secrets spilling
Coals in my eyes
Deep inside distilling
A void, hollowed by lies

Scalding irons
Scarring my skin
This was earned
Shame of my sin

Roughly planted
On the top
Screams frantic
Unable to stop

Kindled wood
Scorched by flames
There I stood
Object of the game

Leaping to consume
Piece by piece
Burning the loom
Unwilling to cease

Ravished by fire
Slapping my skin
I have no desire
To face the end

The sky above
empty of hope
Denied love
Heart of the joke