House On Fire

Often there is so much drama happening around us, we search desperately for that Exit. We crave to get out, just for a few moments, to catch our breath, away from the fire burning within. Writing has been my Exit door.

But what happens when you run towards the door only to find that it is bolted shut?

We all live in a house on fire, no fire department to call;
no way out, just the upstairs window to look out of while the fire burns the house down with us trapped,
locked in it.
--Tennessee Williams.