Surrender

It’ll burn till it’s no longer yours
It’ll dance till it slips in the sweat
It’ll bend till the snap of the spine
It’ll burn till it’s no longer yours
The hands were knotted, large, swollen, fingerless
The head, the face, the neck, aglow like cooling magma
It’ll weep till it stings from the salt
It’ll run till the feet wear away
It’ll pour till the vessel is spent
It’ll burn till it’s no longer yours
And now the words are gone, you move through shattered moments
You turn the lock to left, you picture what’s beyond it
The door bestows a breath, the last inch of surrender