From Ashes to Life
As I gazed upon the beautiful stream in front of me - thoughts flowing just like the water - I was brought to a time where all I could see were ashes and broken dreams; A disaster. The destruction from my past quickly crept up on me from behind and the bridges I had burned came vividly to life in my mind. Like the victim in a horror movie trying desparately to escape from her demise, but there was no escaping it; All I could do was cry. Thoughts and feelings overwhelmed me and took me on a terrifying adventure through my past; it all caught up to me way too fast. Flames began dancing in my mind; Buildings crumbling and a putrid smell I vaguely remember filled my nostrils - Unpleasant and unkind. The smell of destruction, the appearance of death,...