Northbrook high school creative writing

As the fire grew more and more, the strength of the flames did as well

Spreading from the top of the house, into the roots of the world

No one could stop the flame from spreading, not because they couldn’t, but because they didn’t want to

They needed to burn the house for it brought the memory of the time, they were once a family

When they truly love one another...

Until the rays of the sun came, and slowly disappeared into the night, with their beloved mother

Causing the family to shatter into a million pieces

They tried so many times to put all the pieces back together, but fail every time

Not realizing that their family was too broken, that even an angel couldn’t fix it

And as they all went their separate ways, they all look back one more time to one another

Slowly moving their sorrowful eyes into the flames of the house

And as they gazed upon the house, they watched their beautiful home turn into ashes

And a smile was created upon their faces, for the gratitude that they no longer have to play a role

Leaving the ashes into the roots of the world.

And the rays of the sun shone through the sky.

"The Scars that Stain" R. Striker Poetry Exert