Ember
By Reuben W
Published 15 August 2023
The ember floats across the sky
waiting
the wind stops as suddenly as a fist meeting brick
down down down goes the ember
slowly dying it lands, flickering
whoosh
up goes the flame of ruby red
into the sky
spreading like a virus
burning everything right and left
hungry for wood
hungry for leaves
burning through tree after tree
using oxygen and spreading carbon
like a human some people say
breathing like you and me
H2O is the enemy, fuel is the friend
from little things big things grow
from an ember comes a bushfire
But where did it start?