Biology Betrays

I acted small.

I drank the water.

Thought it would cool.

I ran.

Thought it would numb.

I listened.

Thought I would learn.

I held my chest.

Thought it would soothe.

I ate.

Thought it would fill.

I was still.

Thought it would calm.

I am scorched.

Incandescent fervor.

I missed it.

Intensified provocation.

Still ravenous.

Swaying wild.