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The Aftermath

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The silence of the aftermath played with my sanity.
They all said it would never happen in our lifetime.

How a group of supposedly intelligent humans
could be so wrong, haunts my thoughts to this day.

The sirens were blaring as we all filed out of school.
The drills that had been practiced at least once a week,
were in reality no help to us as we panicked

traveling as fast as we could to the underground shelters.

I wanted to go home to my parents and brother,
we had to get underground and there was no time,
frozen with fear, my friends pushed me along as I cried.

Could we possibly be able to survive this attack?

Our country had turned into a ghost town,
empty homes, schools, stores, highways...everything was gone
as we fearfully sat under the ground hoping to be saved.
Trying not to cry, I began to hum various songs in my head.

We received radio messages about the Soviets  
launching the first series of nuclear bombs,
followed by the firing of our nuclear interceptors,
hopelessly attempting to knock them out of the sky.

Sitting here I wonder if I will ever see my family,
watch the sunrise, run along the banks of the lake,
breath the air, or swing in the playground, ever again...

 

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  • CountryCousin
    January 27, 2008

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    I can see.

    I can see why you won the gold on this most excellent piece and essentially it could be any country of late that would attack. But this piece is powerful and moving and one that should make people think.


  • going nowhere
    October 24, 2007
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    a very sad story well told with images that will linger on....


  • superstition
    October 23, 2007

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    This is an amazing take on this photo and quite different from the ones I've read so far. You gave me a whole new perspective of the image, and suddenly that 'fog' in the background isn't fog at all, but it's dust from the attacks. It has such an ominous feel all through this poem, and you told the story so well. I could feel the fear and dread of the people as I read this, and a couple specific lines truly hit me like a ton of bricks:

    "frozen with fear, my friends pushed me along as I cried."

    "Trying not to cry, I began to hum various songs in my head."

    Such powerful images and plays on the emotions. Excellent write, and thank you for your entry. Best of luck!

  • Liquid memories
    October 19, 2007

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    well done, and it does give pause in our lives as crazy world leaders lead us down the road of total annilation. sad humans have learned much, but not enough on how to live together in peace with love.


  • JeannieD Hunter gold member
    October 18, 2007

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    Oh my goodness what a terrifying and heart wrenching story! You captured me from the first line. Incredible take on the picture. Good luck in the contest.

    Jeannie


  • Blushfulmoon silver member
    October 18, 2007

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    excellent~

    It would be terrible to never see nothing nor no one again or civilization as we once knew it...
    You penned this well on the picture prompt...
    Sad and so emotional sis...
    You captured this extremely well
    Best of luck in the contest..
    Hugs
    Your sis
    Susan~~~


  • Danneh
    October 18, 2007

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    Wow.. Such a morbid piece, the desolate nature rings true here... While the picture may have inspired. negative emotions in me, no such tale did it incite in my head. Which spawns a true sense of creativity here.

    Beautifully elegant, tragically horrid.

    -Danneh<3

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