There was fire everywhere from all sides and every nook and cranny.

angry fire happy fire sad fire

She was entranced and repulsed, but neither mattered because she was closed in.

searching fire scheming fire regretful fire

It was like someone had asked her "red pill or blue pill" and she had taken both.

loving fire hateful fire passionate fire

A cage of squirming flames that she had no power nor desire to deny.

cryptic fire wishful fire wonderful fire

Like Wonderland ablaze, she wanted to escape but she wanted to know just how close she could get.

whispering fire consuming fire cradling fire

It was hot all over and she felt the touch of the inferno at her fingers, at her toes, in her hair-like-blood and in her eyes-like-the-ocean.

sneaky fire lying fire leaving fire

But darkness leaked into her vision and she wondered why he left her like this every time.

fake fire empty fire dead fire

It was only a dream and he knew how it went down. She wished just once that fiery-haired nurse would forget the double-dose of medicine and jade-eyed pity and leave her to her fire (her angry happy sad searching scheming regretful loving hateful passionate cryptic wishful wonderful whispering consuming cradling sneaky lying leaving fake empty dead fire), leave her to burn alive as a perfect princess in her blazing Wonderland because in this sterile, padded place, the only time she felt real was when she was burning.