Fire, Smoke, & Deception

There was fire and smoke

When my house came crashing down.

And the memories of my mother

Rise up into oblivion with the ashes.

I was told none of this would happen.

That the creatures I feared most didn't exist

And that nothing would ever come after me.

But I realize now that it was all a lie.

The lie became real to me

When I heard movement outside my room.

I grabbed my knife and cracked open the door;

What I saw I would've never been prepared for.

They were everywhere.

The creatures I thought only existed in my head

Were crawling in my home,

Tearing every single memory apart.

I heard my mother screaming

She was lying there on the floor, trying to get up.

And they were on top of her

Holding her down to die in that very spot.

I watched in horror and awe

As she was torn into pieces

Blood changing the color of her pale skin

And broken body becoming unrecognizable.

She gasped "I'm sorry"

As she became part of the bloody mess.

Then with one big slit,

She had cut her throat, leaving me all alone.

I knew what to do then.

To rid myself of her lies and of them

I ran to the garage and grabbed fuel,

Then poured and pushed the bodies away.

When I ran out the door no one was there.

Just empty streets and empty hope.

I turned around to see my house one last time

And saw what it truly was now.

I lit the match and threw it at the steps,

Then watched my house go up in flames.

Smoke grew darker in the cold night air

Leaving nothing but burnt memories.

Now here I stand at the beginning

Watching my house crash down in flames.

My life turned completely upside down

She could've prepared me for this...

But I have no time to sulk

It's me against the dying world now.

I have to leave my past behind

And find someone else to explain it all to me.

Smoke has filled the air now

I need to find my own way to survive

And leave the burning bodies to decay.

I just wish she never lied to me.