The Abandoned City
Prompt: The Dust Settles In The Cracks!
He slowly walks down the desolate street
Holding his old teddy bear
Wrapped up in his favorite blue sheet
That's honestly worse for wear
He shuffles along barefoot
So confused and alone
The ground is covered in gray soot
The silence is thick like stone
Silently he begins to cry
Because he doesn't know what else to do
Everyone left without saying goodbye
Just disappeared out of the blue
He stares at the empty chaos
As he creeps down the littered street
He feels the sudden loss
As the cold seeps into his feet
He looks around with wild eyes
At the empty forgotten buildings
He whimpers and cries
Looking for his siblings
His hair is sweaty and wild
Because he just woke up
Just a 6-year-old child
Still clutching his sippy cup
He timidly says hello
Into the quiet afternoon air
The sky is a fading yellow
He brushes back his sticky hair
Where is everyone
The town is totally empty
All the people are gone
Except for me
The smell of smoke hits his nose
As he zig zags around an empty truck
The doubt grows
His brain feels stuck
Is anyone here
He yells into the gloom
He freely lets go of every tear
In this empty afternoon
His child like brain doesn't understand
The serious situation he's in
He stares at his little hand
And begins to wander again
He slowly walks to his house
And decides to just wait
It was as silent as a mouse
An so was his fate
A.D. Small
May 11, 2024
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Yes, I started to sing and they all abandoned the city. They couldn't bear it! lol.
Yeah I was thinking about making this poem a trilogy as well there's plenty of context to make this into a trilogy I was thinking like post-apocalyptic type of vibe here but I'm not sure where I want to go with this
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