A massive flash
Followed by a tremendous bang
Making the tide of life ebb away
Exposing a hidden sand of broken dreams
Small pools of water that hold memories, remain
Ripples boil, stagnate and never evaporate
The wind blows increasingly stronger
Blowing me gently towards the great unknown
The once glowing sun turns grey with ashes of sadness
Song birds fall silent and fall from the sky with burnt wings
The beast that lurks in the shade consumes the corpses
Painted shadows of children appear on the wall
Money with no value burns whilst coins melt to a molten mess
Watches stop as the world shudders to a halt
Laughter turns to screams with a menacing tirade
A dog turns to ashes whilst a burning pram rolls in the wind
The fire of a once sleeping dragon engulfs the world
The ever present stench of roasted death fills the air
A poison follows that brings an illness that will last for many years
The now ancient scorched earth is void of green plants and trees
Except there is one hope
A pink flower peeps through the ash
A beautiful lady dancing in the gloomy sunshine
Her prickly leaves to defend her charms
She is the start of something new
This is the alpha after the omega
A beginning after an end
A new hope