“Oh but darling, there’s nothing left.
Our world went up in flames
and left nothing behind.”
Oh but darling, the silence was deafening. I was sitting there, watching our world go up in flames and there was nothing I could do but watch. It snuck up, like a slow-burning ember that suddenly caught, leaving everything engulfed in a pyre. There was no time to react. No scent of smoke to warn us. One second all was fine, and the next, everything was burning to the ground. And the silence, there was no roaring. No popping or crackling. It was utter silence. That was the scariest part.
And then, all that remained was rubble.
© Sarah Doughty
This was what it was like when the memories of my forgotten traumatic past came back to me. At first it was just a few thoughts, a few flashes of still-frame images I didn’t want to see. I thought I was going crazy. But those images turned into galleries. Then silent motion. First, only a few seconds. Then longer scenes. It wasn’t until later that the sound began. When I heard everything in crisp surround sound. My world shattered and burned to the ground because of me. Because of what happened. And we’ve been left sifting through the rubble ever since.
In my upcoming poetry book, Universal Echoes,
I delve into the four basic elements —
Earth, Fire, Water, & Air — and the Spirit,
which connects them all together.
Fire is associated with destruction —
more specifically, the necessary force
that allows or “activates” new life to begin.
One example is the asteroid
that brought about the extinction of dinosaurs,
paving the way for humanity to begin.
The Destructing (the section on fire),
focuses on life-altering events.
thesarahdoughty, thank you for your blog post.Really thank you! Awesome.
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I’m so glad you like it. 😊
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Loved the way you have composed the two effects f the fore..one burning everything to the ground and second where it lays the ground for the next generation of life to begin. Very powerful.
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Yes indeed. That’s why I like what fire represents. It’s quite a strong force for starting anew. 😊😊
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yes exaclty. I attemped the same when I did the anthology of five elements in nature.
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That’s awesome! My new book is going to cover the same thing. Each element will have its own section. Or I might do installments of a series. I’m still debating. 😊
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Wow that cool.i guess it depends on how much content you have if you can do installment in series, go for it
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I was worried about having such a big book with all of it together. Of course in the editing stages, I may be left with the right amount for one book. We shall see.
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All the best sarah..I have been thinking forever to put together a book.May be when I get to it , I’ll ask you some advice.
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I’m always willing to help. 😊
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I really love your writing style! I think you should participate in this: https://audreywritesabroad.com/2018/10/23/dean-lily-writing-contest/
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Thank you so much for the kind words! I’ll check it out.
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