Fire Monster

after smoke (part 3)

The girl

Began to

            Cry

            In tears of

            Jaded Sorrow

As the Book Burners

Stood

And took no notice.

 

If only they would take

            A notice—

Though it meant her death,

If only they would take a notice:

Turn to her and

Point at her and

Nod their heads at each other suspiciously and

Grab her by the arms and

Drag her away

Where the burning words

Would not

Ruin the light that had been day.

 

But the Book Burners

Just stood

In some

Sadistic Salute

As the Words rejoined the atmosphere.

 

She had to get out of here,

But she could not just

Simply turn and leave—

The crowd pushed too hard at her back.

She wondered if she would

            Burn

The same color as the

Words tossed so

            Haphazardly—

            Surreally—

Into the Monster of the Fire:

Fearsome monster it was,

Which

Snarled and

Cracked its teeth

And sent its blurry breath up

Into the sky:

Shades of sickly, dusty gray.

The Monster which

Grew

And grew

And grew

And grew

To devour what had been the day.

 

She wondered if she would

            Burn

The same color—

Or would the

            Fire Monster

            Simply

            Spit her out?

Or would the

            Fire Monster

            Chew her up

            As she screamed—

            As the

            Book Burners

            Watched

            Ever on?

 

Reviews

[Legion]

I sincerely hope you will put all these pieces together when you get done. I think if you do another one, maybe you should have the ghosts of all those writers being burned talking to hear in angst, fear, and anger. Maybe appearing to her (and/or the others) in the smoke. I know you like Poe. Would like to see what he might say about this. Good work(s) and I hope to see more in this line. Kudos.

[Dressed in Poetry]

I love it. I like the font with the grew - I wonder who suggested that? Teehee.

I really like this series. It makes me happy with its amazing imagery and all that good English stuff.