Hellfire

There I sat

In a shroud of cold and dark

In your eyes I thought I saw

The light and warmth I needed

To find my way out

I clawed my way through

The wall of fear I built

To reach the safety

I thought you held

I was willing to do anything

To remove my cloak of darkness

And yet that cloak

Was the only thing

You didn’t remove

I finally reached that light

That warmth

But instead of safety

It was hellfire

The heat scorched my skin

The light seared my eyes

But still I stayed

Perhaps I could tame it

Calm it

How much worse

Could fire be?