Fire or ice

Is a question you asked me often

most of the time

I thought you were

entertaining me with hypotheticals

mixing reality with fantasy

fire or ice

and answer mindlessly

without thinking

quick

you’ll overthink it

fire

will consume me

and my insides will be left exposed

ice will be more gentle

I said

it will allow me to fall asleep

pretend I’ll have a pleasant dream

you on the other hand said you’d pick fire

just for the pleasure of watching

it all burn

but what did I do

to belong in the flames?