The sadness so thick-you can bite it in air

This place,so crowded-but overwhelmingly bare.

Stepping over boards-as ashes blow

They bring a woman out-who dont want to go.

Trying so hard- to stop the flames

To put an end-to the Fire's games.

I can hear the Mother-screaming for her child

The blaze is too strong-too far from mild.

More firemen rush in-as the mother screams

Then sings a Lullaby-to soften her dreams.

The humming stops-as she begins to choke

She passes on-her lungs full of smoke.

It seemed so silent-as the sky turned grey

The firemen come out-with no words to say.

No bodies to recover-nothing left to do

As they walk away-with a tiny bronze shoe.