52- The Infernal Tower

People were running in every floor I heard someone knocking at my door "Hurry, hurry there is hell, there is fire Save yourself, you have to go higher" ..

I tried to go down but there was too much smoke I couldn't see or breathe, I was going to choke I heard people screaming and I heard them crying People were bumping into me and kids were dying ..

The old woman said; come on to the roof And close the door behind, it's fireproof There were people on the top yelling and shouting To the world down there to save them from burning ..

We could hear those sirens coming from far And some of us were calling on their cellular The old woman said; please lend me your phone Help me call my son, I don't want to leave him alone ..

The fire spread quickly, we were burning People were jumping, people were dying I couldn't resist, I jumped like the others I tried to fly very high but I had no feathers ..

My clothes were smoking, I was hurting I wished I was a bird, wished I was flying As I was going down I could really see All the beautiful lives lost in this dark sea ..

So remember us all with all of your power We are the innocents of the big Hell Tower So farewell my family, farewell my friend Enjoy your precious lives before the end ..

In memory of all the people who have died in the London Grenfell Tower

“We all live in a house on fire, no fire department to call; no way out, just the upstairs window to look out of while the fire burns the house down with us trapped, locked in it.” ― Tennessee Williams