Walking out into the (an adjective) night
to the sounds of insects and distant
baying. The pack of (a plural noun) lives
across the treeline. Once I left
(a place). I realized it connected
an electrical cord to (something
vital). Upon return, a decade 
has (a verb ending in -ed) me
into not-quite-the-same.

Can you ever (a verb)
your molten heart?