What is it?

what is it?
it is the flash of a
silver fish
that you can only ever hold for
a moment
before it slips away
out of your grasp
forever

what is it?
it is the brightly burning
inferno
that consumes all in its path
that cannot be tamed
and that leaves you
with singed hair
and invisible scars
that you wish were
visible

what is it?
it is the soft brush
of a fur that
can only be obtained
by sacrificing
something else,
and it is wrapped around you
comforting
or suffocating
you do not know

what is it?
you tell me