Prologue: Annihilation

And the rain turns to hail,

Hail then to fire;

Fire burns all without fail.

The buildings collapse -

Commence the destruction of mankind -

Did we bring this pain upon ourselves, perhaps?

Looking into the past,

This is the only way to see

What could have happened, in contrast.

Author's Note

(This is only a prologue, a short piece; the cantos to come will be longer than three stanzas)