Burns

The skin is burning. A brush against the hot hob, a splash of boiling water, one moment of inattention — and suddenly a pain shoots through you that blots out everything else. The skin reddens, forms blisters, and in severe cases the tissue dies. Medically, a burn is thermal damage to the skin and underlying tissue. Treatment depends on the depth and extent of the injury.

But why does it happen right now? Why you? Why in this particular moment — the one in which your attention drifted toward where the real conflict lives? Accidents are rarely as random as they seem. A burn is the moment when inner heat — a tension that has been building for a long time — is made visible through external contact with fire.

Burns are not merely an accident. They are an overflow.