I saw it coming from afar
my muffled scream yelled "you'll scar"
continued on her journey hope solely in a sack
my premonition couldn’t bring her back
I saw the flames of her future
her smile only now a picture
knowing her tears hadn't left
still drying from where she'd just slept
what would put the fire out?
I knew she'd burn without a doubt
she arrived and touched the flame
danced and bathed, only herself to blame
I watched it burn and fade her skin
revealing a thicker shell from within
tears she shed streamed her soul
she carried him from the smoke below
© Elizabeth Zsamboki