Flickering Flame

It gave me a relief I never thought I’d have. I watched as it danced. Never once did it dare grow bigger. It had no need. The oxygen that filled those burning lungs was all it needed to survive. Prof simple lives can be lived, and prof that all my troubles can disappear. A new ritual, one without crimson trails. A true way to get rid of the itch. Just a flickering flame… dancing across my skin.