Since my house burnt down in August of 2005,
It hasn't been the same for me,
We went there the other day,
I cried and cried,
Because I had lost everything,
The lightning hit it and knock a 4ft. hole in the roof,
And then poof it was gone,
I now look back on the memories,
And have a little tear,
'Cause the smell of it STILL lingers near,
I felt depressed and compelled,
To die,
But then the thought of my family came,
Although it will never be the same,
I am truly a survivor.
Kathryn Miller
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/fire-32/
