I Don't Even Remember You

"I Don't Even Remember You"

I find the fire

this night

     a deceptive comfort.

The sting of the cold

attempts to creep in

     through my skin

but the warmth of the fire

keeps these

     icy demons at bay.

The shades of warm oranges

and

flickering yellows

     wash my face

     as I close my eyes

and

     I raise my chin

     to the sky.

I know

     what burns in the darkness.

I decided

long before now

     among

     the delicate sounds

          of piano notes

that I would burn it

     all down.

The soft warmth

has become a fiery sting

     on my skin

but I continue to watch

from a ways away

     as I let this fire

bring

     an end

          to everything.

I don't know

     if you were in there.

I just know

     that these flames

     have begun

to lick my face

     and this smile

has turned gnarled.

The world

begins to become

     silent

as the screams

     elegantly

turn into beautiful

     piano notes

so fondly remembered.

A melodic rhythm

     to fade away to.

I don't even remember you.

-Armando Torres