My Life on a Single Sheet of Paper

Assignment: Describe your entire life on a single sheet of paper.

I took a sheet of paper and burned a hole in the middle. The hole starts off small and continues to grow with every second giving the paper a different shape. The the glowing red circle pulses. An explosion of black and brown surround it. Grey ashes fall slowly to the ground, lingering below the paper. Grey smoke dances quickly to the sky only before vanishing leaving nothing but a soothing scent to remember it by. People gather around for warmth. Some gather around for the beauty. As the hole grows, it become crisp and soon separates into different pieces. This confuses the eye. No one knows what piece to really look at and concentrate on. But eventually the small pieces disappear to ash and large piece still burns away. By this time, different bodies surround the paper. Some stayed around since the beginning, some came and went. Once the fire is out, the paper is gone along with the warmth. All that remains are the ashes tumbling away with the wind and the sweet scent of the invisible smoke.
And it is beautiful.