Choked Up

<p><strong>I am a burning man</strong></p><p><strong>with matchstick fingertips</strong></p><p><strong>A piece of charcoal pressed to my lips</strong></p><p><strong>A lit cigarette in my hand</strong><br> </p><p><strong>I am a burning man</strong></p><p><strong>With a penchant for getting sticky</strong><br> </p><p><strong>But you come to me with holy water tears</strong></p><p><strong>And you save me from my own inferno</strong></p><p><strong>You wipe the ash from my face</strong></p><p><strong>and you call me beautiful</strong></p><p><strong>handsome beyond belief</strong></p>