the sky is on fire
a poem about endings
The sky is on fire
The forest screams
They cover their saplings
They look to the streams
The sky is on fire
The humans roar
They gather their weapons
They ready for war
The sky is on fire
The mountains whisper
They look to the earth
Their silent sister
The sky is on fire
I hear them say
I’m helpless to stop it
The fire must stay
The sky is on fire
The river sings
The ocean, she listens
My warning still rings
The sky is on fire
The people moan
Can we stop her?
She’s ruining home
The sky is on fire
The animals run
Away from this land
This can’t be undone
The sky is on fire
I can make it burn more
Blister my enemies
And even the score
The sky is on fire
I cannot be beaten
My will is power
Yet I will not see reason
The sky is on fire
All because of you
Those who hurt him
I’m coming, you're through
The sky is on fire
My grief it outlives
You who ended him
Fire will not forgive
The sky is on fire
The last people cry
Their identities ash
There is no goodbye
The sky is on fire
No one is left
Now it's just me
My memories bereft
I am on fire
My breath is the wind
Grief takes me completely
The fire crumbles from within
About the Creator
Siobhan McSweeney
An elementary school teacher who is doing her best okay
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