Burned Away

I close my eyes what do I see
Fire, burning away all my memories
Making tears spring to my eyes.
Hoping it was just dream

Only to open my eyes
See the remains
What is left?
Barely anything, but burnt wood
Of a house that meant everything

Where do we stand now?
With but the clothes on our backs
Maybe it was sign
But we barely got out alive

The memories have been consumed
By the hellish fire
I can still feel heat
As I stood there, there was no time to save,
It was all at loss,
I watched
Everything of mine getting burned away

Author's Notes/Comments: 

My house caught on fire november 25, 2012. so yeah it wasnt to long ago.. im still dealing with all the motions.. but writing this poem has helped a little.. since me and my family really did lose everything.. were lucky we got out since it happened when we were all sleeping.. so this poem is very precious to me now... i hope everyone enjoys it...

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