four matches

i burned your picture today
but you didn't go away
no, you stayed,
though i watched it go up in flames
and the pieces dissipate.
it took four matches,
no less than four matches
and it was gone.
but you stayed.
and the smell it lingered
on my fingers
to show me that i'd failed
in getting rid of you
what's left for me to do?
you walked away but i can't...
though you stayed, you walked away
and i just can't.