Fire

September 2
1666
The fire begins

Fire burning
City falling
Lives are
Changing fast
As the city
Falls down
People trying
To get through
Crowded streets
Falling houses
Burning up
Or tearing down
Is London Bridge
Really falling
Down again
Or is it just
Burning
The plague is over
More strife begins
London is falling
Crowded meadow
Outside city gates
People covered
In soot and ashes
No food
But crusty bread
Or bad water
Fire is over
City is bare
“Best rebuild
Our lives again”

September 5
1666
The fire ends