Gas covered the wood
Its smell filthy in the air
And yet it welcomed Fire.
Strike a match, sulfur’s touch,
Floated through the sky.
Flames grew, running
Through predetermined paths
Climbing the wooden trellis
Amidst the clematis screams.
Its violent touch
Melted all in its path.
Plastic
Metal
And
Memories.
Burned away the evil
Hidden in this
Trinket filled home.
Smoke blocked windows
Yet the sights were clearer.
Fire clambered up the stairs
Followed the smell of alcohol
Like
a
Bloodhound.
The drunken shouts
Were masculine
As his victims urged Fire on
Imagining its red tongue
Licking his ankles,
Shredding his face.
Suffocating on emptiness
The man met his demise.
House turned to coal with him.
Fire’s Embers waited for the words
Before departing.
“Good Job.”
Kember's Journey 