little candles lit
I wipe your eyes
and remind you
you’re melting.
(I have)
(just look, I have)
fire—
(at your lowest)
Who can afford the flame
when they’re burning?
—what’s trust to shame?
two arms to the throat
but you can’t sustain:
(loved you)
all heat
yet darkness,
you are:
a candle.
I’ve loved you at your lowest
and you’ve loathed me at my zenith.
but dear, you’re out of oxygen.
You know I’m not your phoenix.