afraid of the flame

you keep your head like a pocket full of noise 

so the thoughts stumble backward like pharaoh 

Afraid of the flame 

you pump in the noise like smoke to get the rats out 

you are loud about nothing 

because you have yet to be strong,

like you already are,

Bigger,

like you already are

you hide behind the noise 

keep up pumping it in because 

who you are 

hasn't sunk from your head to your

heart 

you are a lion

hiding beneath

the noise