they painted a layer of liquid steel

over the surface of his skin

and they thought he was invincible

that his skin was a bullet proof vest

but he was not made of titanium

the bullets marked fire brimmed constellations in his skin

they filled him to the brim with gasoline and thought he was a machine

his pride made him keep walking through the smoke that filled his lungs in poison

and his skin was ripped off and replaced with darkness

but he still had blood in his veins

instead of fire

and in the end

he was just glass that looked like steel