after all the evil
they’ve done
they celebrate
drinking our blood
and intoxicated on it
they howl in wicked glee
they pick up our bones
and rattle them
making such a din
the rest of us
who are alive
go mad
with the noise
and they chase us
all over the world
and we run in fear
as death lurks near
and they grab us
eating us greedily
while we die like lambs
until every last
one of us is gone
from this Earth
and then they laugh
till the skies shatter
and in this cacophony
again the demons dance.
and we all know
we could be
soon gone
we vomit blood
and our eyes
lose their sight
and then we
can’t breathe
there seems
to be no air
while we gasp
and choke
and realise
this is the end
of the world
as we die.
in my head
till I forget
myself
slowly
and I am lost
then I notice
the world
how alien it is
how indifferent
and my heart shakes
like a rattle
and I feel like a beggar
wandering
through life
and I find
that no one can see me
that people pass
through me
and then I realise
I am a ghost
and I weep
in terror
wondering
how long
I will be like this.
and I see
that the world
is also on fire
my mind
is melting
the heat
makes my heart
rattle
and I am
now mad
howling
in horror
I hear
my voice
fade
as the universe
and I
turn to ash.
Dominic Alapat 