Fire and Flames

kicked in the teeth by reality
as I woke from a dream
spent the rest of the night
trying to find my way back to sleep
lying as still as the dead,
alone in the dark
while thoughts of loss
pulled at my heart
nothing could I do
but to stew in my head
clenched my fists
as my anxiety fed
seconds to minutes
bled by the hour
overcome by grief
and consumed by it's power
grinding my teeth
and locking my jaw
trying to erase the thoughts
of the things I have thought
nothing to do but to lie here awake
and fight back the burning of
fire and flames