She takes her daughterâs hand,
Hoping theyâll find a home,
And desiring a place to stand,
in this fire an old friend fanned.
Her daughterâs face is unknowing,
just seeking,
She doesnât know that the path will be long,
And her eyes are barely blinking.
Her daughter doesnât notice that her feet are bare,
Only that the leaves are cold,
And the pine needles are stuck in her hair.
Her wish is for them to find a space,
A cabin with blankets and warmth,
A place with a warm embrace.
But the cabin keeps moving,
Itâs getting harder to find,
And the silence is unnerving.
The cabin wasnât real,
It was a trick of the flames,
And she looks down at the feet she can barely feel.
She instructs her daughter to wait,
Looks into those big brown eyes,
And tells her He is stronger than fate.
The flames wonât consume them,
Though theyâll leave scars,
But those they can overcome.
The flames will die,
The scars will fade,
And one day they will look up at the sky.
The promises will come true,
Their feet will have shoes,
And the cabin will be blue.
s. n. dreams
(Written and submitted by @storrynightdreams)