Housefire

Housefire,

it scares me to think,

what would happen,

if this were to come true.

It's not irrational,

I like campfires even.

But I am scared

of my house catching on fire.

A few years ago,

our smoke alarms came to life.

They went off,

in the middle of the night.

I didn't sleep,

neither did my sisters.

My mother and father,

and even my dog.

My brother was awake as well.

they went off every few nights,

we never knew when they would.

At this time I was plagued.

I had horrid nightmares,

of our house catching on fire.

Sometimes I could save my family,

sometimes I could not.

Sometimes I would survive,

other times not.

So that it why,

I am afraid,

of

a

Housefire.