Could you feel my fire
Burning in your veins
Drown me in desire
Cleanse me in your flames.
Curling smoke surrounds me
Thoughts do not exist
Still I know the danger
But I cannot resist
Ash to ash
And dust to dust
There is nothing left to fight
After the Fire and the Flame
Your eyes are the spark
A catalyst on my skin
Burning in the dark
Where do I begin
Have nothing to compare
When my fire catches
Use caution and beware
Ash to ash
And dust to dust
There is nothing left of me
After the Fire and the Flame
I can feel your lick of flame
Sure to be consumed
I can only share the blame
For I am all but doomed
Lips trail upon my cheek
An inferno waiting to ignite
I surrender and admit defeat
In your arms, content to burn all night
Ash to ash
And dust to dust
There is nothing left of you
After the Fire and the Flame
I lay ready to combust
Wrapped in serendipity
Mindless of the thought to trust
The boundaries of this chemistry
Set me upon your smoldering pyre
I have bound myself to this fate
Quenching my passion in your fire
Regrets and worries are far too late
Ash to ash
And dust to dust
There is nothing left of us
After the Fire and the Flame
© 2003 Kathryn Spears & Jonathan Conley