Ash on the Wind

Cracked earth under my worn-out boots
Sky glows red like buried truths

Sirens wail but no one's near
Ashes fall like snow in fear
The line of trees is gone for good
The fire took more than it should

"Ash on the wind"
Tells the tale we won’t defend
Burned-out fields that won't pretend

"Ash on the wind"
Carries hope we couldn’t mend
Blows away what might’ve been

Used to hear the kids at play
Now it’s just the smoke that stays
Neighbors left with tear-stained notes
Even prayers caught in their throats

"Ash on the wind"
Tells the tale we won’t defend
Burned-out fields that won't pretend

"Ash on the wind"
Carries hope we couldn’t mend
Blows away what might’ve been

Fire don’t knock, it just arrives
Claims the land, then leaves our lives
What we build it eats with ease
A monster riding on the breeze

"Ash on the wind"
Tells the tale we won’t defend
Burned-out fields that won't pretend

"Ash on the wind"
Carries hope we couldn’t mend
Blows away what might’ve been

And still we plant, and still we try
Under that same scorched sky...

"Ash on the wind"