Burning Bush

Trapped beneath the burning bush The crackling of the fire.... /whoosh The flames engolf all that is round you both. I cannot reach/ I cannot get to you two/I have broken my oath I promised no harm to ever come your way/ my vow was broken on that day. I pledged to protect them at any cost/ on this day all was lost. I heard their cries/ begging for assistance. I could do nothing/ no matter my persistence. I stood as though frozen in time/ our lives flashing before my eyes. Every word/every memory/ all fell in line. I could not cry/ disbelief. Their lives extinguished/ taken by a thief. I awoke/ a dream? What did all this mean? My husband was at gym/son still asleep. Overactive imagination/ caused such a terrible sensation. They live/ they breathe The fire/ not real/ relief. ~mp Nov 18 16 Copywright protected