Zella Chapters 1 And 2

Here are the first two chapters in a novel that I'm writing called "Zella", which is the name of the main character. It is a book written in poems. Enjoy!

I: Flames

My house is gone
Consumed in flames
I don't know what happened
I'm not naming names

But there was sudden heat
And screams of fright
I shot out of my bed
For it was late in the night

I run to my door
To find it locked
I jump out the window
And find my world rocked

My house is burnt up
How can this be?
Everything was fine
Is this really what I see?

I run to the stream
No time to find out
If my parents are still alive
But they're dead, no doubt

My life is in ruins
In front of my face
And how this could've happened
I cannot place

I look in the water
And see someone unknown
I stop to wonder
About the face I have been shown

II: Charred

Can it be?
The girl I see
Is really me?

Black as coal
Burning whole
Seemingly droll

I run away
No time to stay
And no delay

I feel it dear
The end is near
The future clear

I find a lawn
My life is gone
And here comes dawn