butterflies flit from my bleeding squared shoulders

as i breathe in the northern chill

the last of the deathly winter that stole it all from me

this is the last time i let them bear their arms

this is where i plant my feet in the ground

burn the bridges that were never meant to be built

let the amber flames lick my skin

and my hair catch alight in the glowing sunset

this is the ending of a shredded chapter

and i let myself burn with a fury of a decade well worn

shatter everything that once adorned my shelves

and pry my way out of the devastation around me

my fingers shaking and foaming at the mouth

i let them see the savage buried underneath

that had been smothered for so long

once i learn to rein my fire

they'll find it was burning all along

if i ever cared to let it free