Fire

The fire was mute

but its roar was as loud as ever

heard through the smoke-infested sky

and cries from the young.

Plagues of red waves spread

through the trees,

infecting everything in their reach

libraries of trees holding

years of tales burned to the core.

Shelter and homes turned to ash

and bone.

Residents fell watching

loved ones pass as they ran

and ran towards the end.