Heatstroke
By Edie D
Published 2 July 2024
Heat blazing.
Mind racing.
Skin singeing.
Enough.
Timber crying for help.
Calls drowned out.
Flames whistling.
Goodbye.
Smoke sits.
Heavy, thick.
Plants pry.
Inferno growing.
Fire leers.
Haunting.
Earth deserted.
It’s fine.