Poetry :: Poems from the Apocalypse (Day Two)

earth raised her

voice and called out

stop

so loud

it shook the ground

but humanity

was deaf

she lifted

her arms and twirled

and twisted

her billowing skirt

leveling towns

but humanity

was blind

she opened her mouth

and breathed fire

razing turf and territory

demanding answers

and apologies

but humanity

was mute

so she had no choice

but to close her eyes

letting her sick

tears fall

and wash across

the world

and humanity

finally

bowed

to

her

(c) Elvira Berezowsky, 2020