Burning Rice

• Lauren Pham, Grade 12
• Short Story
• 2022

Destruction pervades the trees,
The bark ablaze with amber, you see?
Scorching flames shimmers,
Flashing sirens glimmers,

Destruction pervades the high,
Clouds of black fumes billow into the sky.
Proud trees begin to bend and then crumble,
Branches topple, fall and stumble.

Destruction pervades the homes,
Constructing a death-trapped dome.
Watching as nature methodically annihilates,
Flames simultaneously eradicate.

As Destruction pervades the trees,
Everything is all gone, you see?