I want to live...

I want to live

like a sparkler,

exploding outward

with light,

burning brightly

with passion,

sheer art

at first sight.

I want to live

in the mad,

not in the

mundane,

existing

in chaos,

creation,

and flame.

I want to live

like a bath bomb

effervescent

and bright,

dissolving

in waves

like a

bubbling rite.

I want to die

like a sunset,

lavish shades

giving way,

to soft

glowing

darkness and

inevitable gray.