when the tornadoes come
ringing bells in her rainstorm
when the stones come
flying fiery in the radiation
when the stars come
glittering against her eyes
when the people come
chanting into the void
when the trees come
standing wooden, wise, and dumb
when the ships come
combusting, now a glitter against the stars
when the waters come
rushing to shores
when the creatures come
galloping from prison into prison
when the cities come
panicking in this predestined night
when the rulers come
weeping for their power
when the steeples come
tumbling to earth, wedged against the stars
when the stones come
flying against her eyes
when the tornadoes come
ringing bells in her rainstorm