Clouds Turn Black

Clouds turn black as smoke fills your lungs
And you try to escape but there’s nowhere to run
Forests ablaze you run straight for days
But the fire only stays to increase the haze

Running through the night as timbers ignite
You try to take flight from the burning light
The creatures flock as you head for the rock
And you try desperately to untie the knot

Nature cries as God’s creation dies
And the river dries as the flames slowly rise
Your resolve is dissolved as you start to fall
Your mind is absolved of all it once recalled

Suddenly the fire is burning its last
As you stare at the clouds that are no longer black
And your thoughts return as your memory’s found
And then alone in the carnage you notice the ground

Surrounded by scorched cousins a lone seed lies
And you wonder how this could be passed by
You think of the cost of all that was lost
But before you can act you pass out from exhaust