Hot was not the word
The sun burnt just as much as the flames
All around me there were fires that savagely stole our homes
And yet we still stood up straight
Our pride still in tact
We stood and wiped away our tears
Got ready for the work that lay ahead
We stood together then
We stand together now
Samantha Rigby
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/stand-together/
