Burn me with fury.
Fighting. Resisting.
Festering.
Stir the ashes within me.
Kindle the flames,
let them disperse
across the tenebrous woodland
I call my body.
Burn the desire off my breast
and leave me scared.
Leave me blemished.
Leave me ugly.
Uphold me,
raise me on a platform
so all can see
. . .
So all can see
you burn me
solely with your grace.