Blazing

Under the rainbow
But over the bridge,
I see the fire
On top of the ridge.

My flesh feels the heat
My heart stone cold,
I've been standing here watching
This fire grow old.

Hotter and taller
The fire does grow,
Feeding on anything
That is going to slow.

Lucky for me
I'm up on this hill,
The trees burning furiously
A blaze that could kill.

Running downward toward
the red firery mass,
I feel the heat
Not letting me pass.

The flames feel like daggers
Stabbing into my skin,
The torture of this pain
Wants to win.

The wind picks up
And helps move the flames,
Throwing them higher
To play another game.

The game of distruction
Of more than just trees,
To take the lives
Of the creatures it see's.

Burning the wood and
Moving so fast,
That while I run
I can't think of the past.

For all of the leaves
Are burnt to bits,
I'm waiting for the fire
To take me with it.

I come to a stop
And I stand and I wait,
For the fire to decide
Of my lifes fate.

The wind picks up
And pushes it more,
Listening to nature
I can hear the fires roar.

It's closer and still moving
I feel it's tingling heat,
Intense and more ferocious
It beats upon my feet.

The flames surround me
It's closing in,
Ready to strike
Ready to win.

I stand tall and ready
For the pain to strike,
I smile a little
The danger I like.

The fire grabs me
I scream in surprise,
But I start laughing
As the pain starts to rise.

My skin starts to wither
As the stench fills my nose,
I shut my eyes
I see a red rose.

The rose is on fire
A beautiful sight,
I try to open my eyes
With all of my might.

I see I'm kneeling
I try to satnd,
But my body's to weak
I fall in the sand.

Blood red and waiting
I see a tall man,
He's waiting for me
He holds out his hand.

He's trying to rescue
But I just look away,
Wondering why
He want's me to stay.

The pleasure I feel
Is all in my mind,
Of being free again
To wander in time.

To see myself happy
Laying in the ground,
With a big pretty rock
Standing tall and proud.

Waiting for the fire
To finish it's wrath,
I laugh at the man
Trying to put out my bath.

-Melissa Foutch-
9/23/1998