Bushfire

My nightmare had finally become a reality: scorching hot flames 

burning down the forest's roots to a crisp of ashes.

With colossal piles of tree trunks, blackened as a burnt pancake.

All the animals paralysed with fear

 didn't have anywhere to run. 

All ways they ran 

were dead ends from fallen trees. 

There was no escaping now 

How has this happened?

How was this caused?

The sun was covered by thick puffs of smoke.

Could we survive? 

A cascade of hot bright colours spread

 across the forest and made a BOOM! 

Was the forest collapsing? 

A smell danced up my nose. 

A sour, revolting smell. 

It twitched and it itched. 

It was making the most agonising pain… 

A CATASTROPHIC BUSHFIRE!