Scorched
Conflagration in the House
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 โ 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 ๐ช 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 โผ๏ธ ๐ฎ I opened the door and was Knocked back against the wall by Buffers of Smoke ๐จ 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 /poemโค๏ธโ๐ฅ #fire #scorched Handsomelouiithepoet
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Comments (6)
Damn! Crazy stuff but great poem! Glad he was Ok! How did he start the fire?
Oh wow the backstory behind the poem is wild ๐ . Hopefully it worked out ok for you both in the end. Nice Haiku!
Omg I'm so relieved that he's okay! Beautiful Haiku!
Great job!!! Well written!!!
OMG! Fabulous poem for the challenge!!!
Scary situation. Glad you both were okay. Well done and thank you for sharing.