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House on Fire
Smoke pouring from every window.
Red flames lick the sky.
A mother holds her children.
Who are beginning to cry.
Everything they've ever known is suddenly gone.
Their pet, their things, their home.
The very things they love, removed from their lives permanently.
But they will be okay in the end.
They may have lost it all, but they have each other.
Mother, father, and two lovely children.
Tear-streaked and soot-covered.
But alive. Okay. Strong...
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