Grey Victory

there was light

and atomic fission

swelling wind and

rising ash

tide of black rain

cement seared shadow traces

reminiscent of their

last commands

instantly one thousand

flames arising

ill scent of

burning hides surrounding

a settlement

debased entirely

Enola Gay had made a casual delivery

please build a future darling

with our bomb

cherish and love it

for the sake of

earth bound kingdom come

the undersides of

fallen metal trusses

evil debris of

human bodies

each window's glass

shards pelted

secure confines

brittle collapse

neighbors lay beside

each other unknowing

faces scorched

of all familiar bearing

too few hands

wounds for closing

marred by thirsting

anguish

fear

lamenting

here we stand

at the door to

Gold Atomic Age

don't spoil your faces with worry

trust in earth bound kingdom come