They Got Bored

January 15, 2009

 
at the end of the world all wed see is a purple sky
we havent behaved enough to have the darkness
descend on us like a quiet sleep
and for those who have been deemed worthy by others
deemed worthy by others
a special seat with the rest of the damned is reserved

you think you know where youre going when youre dead
a life of rigorous dogma would have prepared you
for majestic horsemen and pretty angels riding out from the sun
lakes of fire and dancing imps casting deliciously evil shadows on the wall
maybe you should get ready for something
less…dramatic

maybe

a grey pall muffling the world with dust and debris
emphasized by beautiful sunsets with no one watching
since they are busy scavenging for mice to eat and piss to drink
hiding inside the wombs of crumbling skyscrapers as they give up survival
a little more everyday

it might not end with a bang
it mind end with a sob.

 

(The drawing is mine, it’s in Indian ink applied with a toothpick.)