Wildfire Lies

look closely, there are
flames behind
those hollow eyes
burning
destructive, ravenous
consuming her
slowly
from they inside out
she is smoldering
she is famished
she is parched
she is folding
but mostly, she is
burning
with no
fire alarms
lies
setting off the smoke detectors
gone silent
in the snow, the world
is sleeping
but she is still
burning
burning
no sirens
wailing