I was desperately trying to soothe the scorching pain within, and they could do nothing. They fed me words and even ice-cream, but they only fueled the fire. Eventually, they loosened their grasp on me, and I was allowed to go home. I was still burning, and I deeply desired an answer from above to cool the insatiable rage of the flames. I am who I am.
Nothing can change that.
I shall be the best I can be, until the day I die. What happens then I do not know, but I will know that I did my best, and that is all I can offer. The fire was extinguished.