The Day the World Stopped Turning

"the dark lays still around me
all I can hear is my own breath
the smell of toxins float in the air
have I cheated death?

I pushed myself up and out
from my shelter under-ground
I cannot wait any longer
my lungs heavy, as if I drowned

the sunlight burned my eyes and skin
and the hot wind felt like slicing knives
but worst of all was what I now see
the death of so many lives

buildings crushed down to just a crumble
cars have been flipped upside-down
bodies of all the families
lay lifeless on the ground

a tear rolls down my cheek
I feel myself collapse on the dirt
weak from all the radiations
unarmed and unalert

I close my eyes
drawing in my last breath
time to join the others
I lay my body to rest"

—falloutgirl1989, "aftermath" [Source: allpoetry.com]