The Road To Hell

Inspired by the attached photo, and the raging fires so close to home. Nothing but adermiration and respect to the fire fighters!

The road to Hell burns with fire

Roaring winds sound like a choir of liars to our ears

Fear and loathing melts away all that stands in its path

 Approaching ever So fast

as evil gains momentum

righteousness a fleeing moment of the past

How much longer will we run from sin? 

 Before we stop to fight the beast

 not with guns, but our pin! 

 As the raging flames reach higher

 chances of survival become hopeless and direr

As the smoke fills our lungs and begins to choke us

Take a stand. Fight fire with fire

Face the fear before our eyes

 looking inward to the depths of our soul, 

 and light her

 So we may all see and remember

 we were created from something much higher

 From the sky we fell like rain

 To the ground where our spirits stayed

 There is no power greater

 than the storms

which spring from our pain

When the battle is over,

We will find on what once was that road to Hell

Among the charred ashes and remains

The open gates to Heaven did so prevail

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

Your words true and powerful.
When the battle is over,
"We will find on what once was the road to Hell.
Among the charred ashes and remains.
The open gates to Heaven did so prevail."
We must fought to hold on to human kindness and hope for a good ending. Thank you for sharing the outstanding poetry.
Coyote

[Lyingwithlions]

Very true! Thank you for your comments.

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome.

[Bear]

Wow! Great poem, I sent you my critique, this is the best of your work I have read so far. I am looking forward to enjoying more of your work, thanks for inviting me to read this it was well worth the drive across the writers cafe :~)

[Lyingwithlions]

Thank you!

[Tomoe Tellez]

I love this, it is what every day is made of, fighting the evil that lives within us. Great poem! I love the last line. Leaves an open door for hope.

[Lyingwithlions]

Thank you for reading. :)

[Joseph Tafoya]

This is amazing words are so strong and it stuck to me these words I won't forget you done great I like this a lot especially the last part

[Lyingwithlions]

Thank you so much for reading!

[Joseph Tafoya]

No problem its so good

[Cat]

Great imagery. The 5th stanza is very powerful, love it.