Shadows and Flames

Hail to the darkness, hail to the flame..
The burning inside which no one can tame..
My body's on fire, right down to my core..
I feel the flames burning and yearning for more..
The darkness is calling, it offers safe haven..
It offers release from this fiery hell I'm in..
The feeling is fading from each of my limbs..
I close my eyes and let the darkness in..
As shadows move closer, the fire retreats..
At last it looks like I'm safe from this heat..
When all's finally calm, it returns with a vengence...
Sending my writhing and calling for pentenance..
The fire is angry, it will not be doused...
It will not allow the dark to put it out..
I'm burning in hell, I feel like I'm dead...
I feel the flames licking the back of my head...
The shadows move closer, their trying again..
The fire fights back, it won't let the dark win..
I'm begging and crying for a sweet, cool release..
I feel my skin burning away piece by piece..
Retreating darkness, the cold fades away..
The fire will thrive and burn another day..
The flames have scorched the cold for which I yearn..
The shadows have fled me and left me to burn...