COLORADO IS BURNING

THIS IS THE HEADLINE ON THE T.V.
ANXIETY FILLS THE AIR ALONG WITH THE SMOKE
WE WATCH HELPLESS AND FEARFUL FOR OUR NEIGHBORS AND OURSELVES
WE PRAY FOR RAIN
WE PRAY FOR FREEDOM FROM THE SUFFERING IN OUR BEAUTIFUL STATE
WE PRAY FOR FIRE FIGHTERS WHO FIGHT SELFLESSLY FOR OUR LIVES
WE FEEL SORROW FOR THOSE EVACUATED AND HOMELESS
WE WATCH AS THEY WORRY FOR THE STATE OF THEIR HOMES
WE ACHE FOR THEM
WE CRY INSIDE OURSELVES
WE PRAY FOR RAIN
WE PRAY FOR RAIN
WE PRAY FOR RAIN
WE WATCH THE NEWS AND SHARE OUR CONCERNS WITH EACH OTHER TO EASE OUR BURDEN OF WORRY WITH NO RELIEF IN SITE
WE FEAR THE SHIFTING WIND, FALLING EMBERS, JUMPING FLAMES
WE INHALE SMOKE
WE SHARE THE FEAR WITH A STRANGER'S EYES
WE FEEL TERROR
WE LEAVE OUR HOMES TAKING ONLY WHAT WE LOVE
SOME OF US INHALE STEROIDS AND SUPPLEMENTAL OXYGEN TO SURVIVE
WE PRAY FOR RAIN
WE PRAY FOR RAIN
PLEASE PRAY FOR RAIN, LOTS OF RAIN, DRENCHING RAIN, OCEANS OF RAIN
WE DREAM OF RAIN