Is the world burning?
There are fires all around.
Why do they ignite so easily?
The searing heat is disturbing,
The flames insatiable.
Spread over a treacherous terrain
Of unending grief and regret.
The smoke is too thick,
And the blaze too strong,
Charring everything in sight.
The pain is incalculable, the loss personal.
Families torn apart, dreams destroyed.
Why does no one help,
Can they not hear the anguished cries?
Oh, their world is burning too. 
This makes this so much more difficult,
That we must go through this trial by fire alone.