Kim Van Breda Poet Free verse

A Glimpse of Hell

A GLIMPSE OF HELL

dark smoke and ashes testify 
devastation
orange sun glows through the haze
hauntingly
cruel fierce flames soar scorching
territory

epitomizing
a glimpse
of hell

houses burnt to the ground in
amputation
natures creatures dazed in fires
traumatized 
scalded and blistered die
pointlessly

symbolizing
a glimpse
of hell

the valiant fight and endure
courageously
parched lips and bloodshot eyed
dedication
we stand reminded that without 
Salvation

an Eternal
damnation
awaits us

detonating
a glimpse
of hell


© Kim van Breda—4 March 2015 

(Devastating Cape Town/S. Africa mountain fires March 2015)

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