Australian Bushfires 2020

The sky was red like the raging hot sun,

And with it brought treacherous disaster

The fires kept blazing, they were in for the long run,

They were now reaching the homes of many faster.

Oh how it felt to be locked up in a car for hours

How much we wanted for this to end like a chapter,

As Embers kept falling, anxiety seemed to devour,

We were the captives, and our car was the captor.

Then it went dark:

The whole sky was taken by darkness,

Frightening it was, even the dogs began to bark,

As we prayed, the fires went on, regardless.

After hours, for some even days,

We got to go back home to see what was left,

While the car ride was all a blurry gaze,

We saw the house, that the fire had kept away.

Although worry had slightly disappeared.

We had no power,

Not being able to contact loved ones was what we feared,

Things were becoming more disastrous hour by hour.

Until it was on,

Our panic was long gone.

By Savannah McGann

Year 8