an object

in motion

needs to stay

in motion

a machine

revving

for so long

might even

rev longer

if left to rev

rather than

stopped to rest

a fire

must burn

its fuel

to survive

it cannot

stop consuming

more fuel

nor can it

conserve the fuel

it already has

it must burn

until all

is burnt

because that is

what it is

for a fire

to be