i have a candle and incense on the windowsill

next to my bed

i do not have a proper incense burner

so i melted wax into the bottom of an old tin can

and i stick the bottom of the incense in there

and the ash collects in the bottom

when i was melting the wax some got onto my hand

at first i had the immediate reaction of pain

but then realized it was not severe,

not prolonged,

like some pain is

and it was pleasurable in a way

and i poured more wax onto my hand