One Firemen's Fateful Night

The fire bell rings,
he hears the call.
Saving people's lives,
he gives it his all.

Down the street,
the sirens blast.
He sees the seen,
the fire is vast.

His buddies and him start
on into the flames.
In a maze of fire,
this is the devil's game.

The floor collapses,
he falls 30 feet.
Among the debris,
he lands in a heap.

He hears the cheif's voice
talking to him from outside.
The chief says "crawl in the room to your left. The men will be there by your side."

He does as he's told.
He crawls into the room.
Next he hears his friends' voices.
They're filled with doom.

He knows he won't make it.
Smoke and flames surround.
There's no way for his friends to get him,
death is all around.

He radios the chief back and says
"There's too much fire and debris. Tell my wife and kids I love them,
will you please do this for me?"

Tears drop from the chief's eyes
as he tells him yes.
"Your one of the greatest firemen I know, you truly are the best."

With those last words the chief told
the guys to come out of the flames.
With tears in there eyes and sorrow in their hearts,
they new their friend had lost the game.

That night one firemen lost his life,
in that room he breathed his last breath.
That night in that room,
that one firemen met death.

The movie Ladder 49 inspired me to write this poem. I'm not one to be teary eyed when I see sad movies, but I was literally sobbing when I saw this one. It was very well done, and it gives you a realization of how truly courageous firemen are.