The Internal Fire

Free verse poem

Consuming me, confusing me. Will I ever get out?
Wandering through the thick forest of smoke and flame
The plumbs strangling my breath, forcing me to slow.
How did I get this way?
Did I stumble
Across an ember that transformed into this monster?
Will it stop, or will the fire ripple through my
world and consume all that remains?
Was it always inside of me, smoldering until the day
I breathed life into it?
What if it takes more than I can give?
Will it die out, or will it stay alive until the next gust
Of air comes to us.