Fire, Fire.

By SmuggledOranges

 I woke up in the middle of the night,

There was a smell in the air,

It wasn’t quite right.

Something was bad,

I didn’t know then,

That it was being destroyed, everything I had.

My dad ran and threw me over his shoulder,

He was screaming at my mom,

“Hold her, hold her!”

It was still dark, I couldn’t see,

There had to be something wrong,

To make my family flee.

The air was different, too hot,

I wanted to be put down,

So, against my moms grip, I fought.

Outside, it was too bright,

It didn’t make any sense,

It was still night.

From my house, there was a glow,

It looked like a candle,

Or an explosion, about to blow.

Looking at my house, in my princess night gown,

Watching,

As my house burned down. 

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Copyright 2011 SmuggledOranges
Published on Thursday, September 22, 2011.     Filed under: "Personal" and "Poetry"

Author's Note:

True story.
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  • A former member wrote: Great Piece... Same thing happened to me and it sucked so bad. Memories that can never be replaced, sorry for your loss

  • A former member wrote: sorry you lost your house and all your memories there. but I'm glad you're safe.

  • A former member wrote: im sorry for your loss...your a great writer...keep it up.

  • Devilish On Friday, September 23, 2011, Devilish (2658)By person wrote:

    I had heard a noise one night and opened my front door and the neighbor across the ways apartment was on fire.. I grabbed my daughter and son and ran out and down the stairs... My daughter was also dressed in her princess gown and from the back of a car she watched the whole thing... Fires are the worst... Sorry for your loss... Scholar

  • dwells On Friday, September 23, 2011, dwells (4285)By person wrote:

    Glad nobody was hurt from the sound of things? Fire can be both good and evil, controlled or out of control; we forget the destructive nature too often.

  • Legions Slave On Thursday, September 22, 2011, Legions Slave (7)By person wrote:

    Great poem but tragic that you had to go through that I'm sorry

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