heart of fire

I realized today
I have been asleep
for days,
perhaps weeks

But now I awaken
I breathe

In the museum today
I read;
"... and god breathed life into zombies"

I laid on the bench and listened
as breathing enveloped me,
filling the white room,
bouncing off the sharp walls
at slow angles

suddenly the breathing stopped,
a different rhythm began picking up pace

I sit up
there is fire within me
and I want to scream,
but I can't-
what if I scream and fire comes out?

then
people
might think
I am a dragon.