Is there anyone out there?
There was a loud crash,
I blacked out
awakening here.
The world seems deserted.
Empty desolate streets.
Just rising smoke in the distance,
burnt down trees.
Is there anyone out there?
Where are you?
I'm alone and it's so quiet,
Can you answer please?
The animals seem at ease.
They have started to venture
into the former city streets,
but it's been weeks
and not another human have I seen.
It’s like a bad fever dream.
but no amount of pinching myself
Is waking me up.
Is there anyone out there?
My voice is growing hoarse
from screaming into empty space,
hearing only my echoed yells
return in its place.
Is this Hell?
This empty island
on which I now dwell.
Or maybe Heaven,
no tension from the heaving people
shoving and deceiving,
just me and the animals.
but if this is Eden then where is my Eve?
I scream again into the void
once more before I leave.
Is there anyone out there?
It's been months.
Not a single soul has appeared.
My underemployed voice
has all but gone,
but I'm seeing where
humanity got it all wrong.
The beauty sits in nature,
as the animals run free,
no human monsters
causing them to flee,
they don't need to hide,
just enjoy their lives.
In the distance I spy a single flame.
A campfire just on the edge of town,
beckoning me over,
her smile melts my hearts icy frame,
maybe I'm not as alone as I thought.
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