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Up in flames

January 17, 2013
By AshleyNicole1995 GOLD, Queen City, Texas
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Whatever is lovely...think about such things.-Philippians 4:8

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A big bang, everything taken away,
smoke and fire, engulfed in pain,
the ending of childhood just seconds away, falling and crumbling, breaking in two, standing motionless and numb with nothing left to do, take a breath or run away, nothing left to say, everything I once had is up in flames.

© Katherine A., San Antonio, TX

The author's comments:
My house caught on fire Christmas day 12/25/12. I wrote this about how I felt seeing it happen and how I still feel. Thank you.
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