I am trapped in a forest
The flames are consuming the trees
And soon, and soon
They will consume me
If I could only escape
Through an escape pod
But with one click of a button
Your life can change forever
A few of the trees
Are so badly burnt that there is no hope
And some others I had grown
Very fond of
One of the trees had been around forever
The most magnificent sight
Now the fire works its way up
The trunk of the one I couldn't bear to lose
Very soon the fire will destroy everything
Including myself
No matter how much I pray
No matter what I do
There is no easy way out
Of the fiery forest
The branches raining down
Like a bunch of knives
One branch hits my chest so hard
And I believe my time to be over
I had done nothing but nurture the trees
Watering them every day
Now nature was striking back at me
The internal fire inside of me
Raged on and on
I was telling all my memories goodbye
The good and the bad
I was losing it all
I watched the flames eat up
The rest of my beautiful forest
I would miss some trees
And others I could care less about
I ran away from the unstoppable monster
All those good memories, tarnished
All the bad memories, tarnished
Everything I'd grown to know, gone
Everything comes at a cost
Are you willing to pay for it
Even if sometimes
It isn't even your fault
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Thoughts as Words
Poetry"Breathe in experience, breathe out poetry" -Muriel Rukeyser "The crown of literature is poetry." -W. Somerset Maugham Poetry is truly a powerful way to display one's feelings, thoughts, and opinions. Sit back, relax, and let th...
