there's a fire in my belly

I walk around these days
with a fire in my belly,
with flowing water
licking the flames,
stoking them
with a freshness,
colour and depth
I've not known before;
and in the light
and warmth
at the centre
of this dark hole inside,
I offer my whole life -
this whole journey
of who I've been
and what I've done,
to those roaring flames,
thundering through
my charred insides,
gathering all those parts of me
around this sacred fire,
to sit side by side,
feeling their unique breath,
and the warm glow
upon their skins,
rising together to sing
that one song
etched in the flesh
and blood
of this pulsing heart.