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Deadly Whirling Dervish

10 Years Ago


Black clouds; run for cover; there is no escape//   Warning siren warns of disaster, but too late for you//   Dark cauldron of spinning madness is on you before you know it; nowhere to run, and nowhere to hide//   The noise is unbearable; even if you survive,   you’ll never feel safe again//     The all-clear is sounded, and you crawl up into the light,   into an unrecognizable world of unimaginable destruction//   The sickly-dark clouds have seemingly disappeared,   leaving behind shafts of bright sunlight, that bathe   everything they touch in an unearthly light//   Whereas before, sleepy houses on quiet streets   filled your vision, are now mounds of kindling for   as far as the eye can see; nothing is recognizable   as your neighbors’ house; and yours?   Forget about it; And your pet you didn’t have   time to round up?  Same!  You look around in a daze   at all that’s left of your life, and your eyes fill with tears//   Everything except memories gone in that deadly whirling dervish