I used to dream of the day that I would be an adult, free from the hunger and lashings, free from the pain I had felt as deep as the undiscovered oceans. That first taste of freedom with the pride of my hard work lit the coals, slowly burning for years. I was ashes, and the world my rock pit. Defiance, resilience, and burning desire threw me into a world that both set me aflame and smothered me. From my dulled hearth to firestorm, I bring you on this journey of my abuse and following power through combusting passion and desire.