No-One Saw the Smoke

I thought someone would see the smoke Even in the night, filled with evil Blank faces, threats, woods filled with fear Restricted by rope, gagged not to scream Ashes, ashes, life had stopped as it was Pain burned inside, surrounded by silence The fire was big enough to see from a distance But no-one saw the smoke and it raged on Where people stood without a conscience The old dirt road overgrown by years of time Leads to a story... rings of secrets left in trees Heidi Sands 6/3/18