By careful examination...

 

 

I had a dream

everyone died

and I found myself alone

scared, wondering why

death hadn't claimed me as his own

 

So I screamed into their ears

their bodies still, upon the bed

ripping at the sheets, screaming

 

"Everyone is dead!"

 

As if the world was sleeping,

all their eyes closed to the light

I walked about in daytime as if

 lost, and beheld the sights

 

And all the cars were parked and silent

all the doors were locked up tight

As if everyone was sleeping, as if day

had become night

 

And I cried, all shrill and painful

A wail that shook the wind and birds

they all flew away swiftly, the sound

so ghastly and disturbed,

 

My tears were like cold ribbons

streaming from my rosy eyes

 and I just kept wondering if there was

anyone to hear me cry

 

Did the whole world lay sleeping, uncaring

of their demise?

 

So I ran up to the houses, looking

through windows and doors

And I weeped and banged and pleaded

until I couldn't any more

 

Who had cast this wicked curse,

was I alone forever more?

 

I ran back to my home, grabbed the

keys and ran

starting up the car with nervous

shaking hands

The car shrieked with resistance

as I stepped on the gas

wailing with the metal

as the silent houses passed

 

The streetlights gleamed with color

telling me to stop and wait

but I barreled through the red and

did't stop to anticipate

because no other cars were coming

their owners would not awake

 

Author's Note

I'm not even sure where this is going, but I feel as if it isn't finished...a story of sorts, who knows?

Reviews

[Robin]

bizarre ala the twilight zone ( not the vampires ) let sleeping zombies lay ?

[Crowley]

Cool write....very spooky in a David Lynch kind of a way. What a teriifying ting tat would be....crazy good stuff.