Burning of the road

I went out alone at night 

Made camp amongst tall grasses 

Under a speckled sky of otherworldly flashes 

Yet I've never felt more lost 

Comforts now lost in a map 

Drawn by another 

Who pruned my tongue from my mouth 

And buried it deep within the dirt road 

Smothering the severed muscle 

I taste the earth 

I am lost 

For my hands forget their grip 

On a kerosene lamp 

Guiding my desertion 

Painting the world I once knew 

In flames and distortion 

The cracking of trees 

Makes its presence known 

In a symphony of anguish 

With the cries of grass 

But a deafening screech

So I run from the flames, 

It’s heat in pursuit, 

Yet I escape the fire’s gaze 

It screams 

While dancing amongst the stars 

Only to crumble amongst 

The tall grass 

With no light in sight 

But the stars remain

Afraid, I search them for guidance 

Pursuing a future sewn 

Within night’s obscurities