Yellow waves
Erupting out of wood
Shining
Shimmering
Spreading
Towards oil
Just hungry
Like man

Red at the root
Blue somewhere
Black soot it leaves
Green with copper
Pink with other chemical
Invisible sometimes
All burns scathingly

Disfigure, deface
The heat does
Ugly, maimed
It leaves

Flames
They are beautiful
Jumping, flowing
You may play
But don’t tease
Watch them
Dancing
To its own tune