Whisper

The spirit rises into the night
flames licking the crisp Autumn sky
taking memory with each breath
downy white thoughts lost in death

Heat escapes through doorway tattered
a husk of a shell
of what once stood
oxygen lacking, I can no longer breathe

Smoke rising in ominous clouds
signify loss of a life lived in vain
The crackling of wood screams of things left undone
a whisper passes heard by none