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Scorched

Conflagration in the House

By HandsomelouiiThePoet (Lonzo ward)Published 4 years ago โ€ข Updated 4 years ago โ€ข 1 min read
Scorched
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Elements of fire

Burned swirls and flames around fiercely

Ashed my livings...

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When I was 22 years old, My First Apartment caught fire while my Then at the time Boyfriend was home and I was out with my Friends. I was traumatized when I Arrived to see an ambulance and a crowd of my neighbors outside... I was stopped โœ‹ and forbidden to go inside but I rushed past and Ran up the nearest staircase.

Down the hall on the second floor, I gasped for air... From my view, I saw clouds of dark smoke coming from beneath my front door ๐Ÿšช I panicked because I knew that my boyfriend was inside sleeping...

My building manager arrived behind me and called out for me to stop, but I sprinted toward the door and entered my key... To my surprise โ€ผ๏ธ ๐Ÿ˜ฎ I opened the door and was Knocked back against the wall by Buffers of Smoke ๐Ÿ’จ I cried and screamed out his name, but all I could see was the Burning Flames...My Friend/Building manager held onto me and I Cried on her shoulder.

Nothing was saved from that apartment all my possessions were Charred, but he was ok! He jumped out the window and also I learned that the fire started because of him, but that's another saga!

I hope you enjoyed My short story /poemโค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ”ฅ #fire #scorched Handsomelouiithepoet

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HandsomelouiiThePoet (Lonzo ward)

โ€œ Public Diary, of an Urban LGBTQ Poet

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    Written by HandsomelouiiThePoet (Lonzo ward)