“I heard it was a nuclear attack”
Stumbled a bit on nuclear
“That’s what great grandpa said
Near the end of his life!”
One of the boys said
Before tossing his stone
Skimming slightly over the lake
Sharp rings singing out in response
“Nah
If it was nukes
Do you think things would still look this nice?”
Another chided
Still searching for a flat stone
“Well I mean it was so long ago
Maybe things just grew back”
The first grumbled
“I heard it was living corpses!”
Another hollered from behind a fallen tree
Getting some privacy for refuse disposal
“Started somewhere in Asia!”
The others all laughed
“Don’t be stupid!”
“Yeah that’s ridiculous!”
The oldest boy cleared his throat
“I heard it was just a big war
No big bombs needed
Just enough fighting
Enough death
And it all just…
fell apart”
The children were silent
Even the birds held their breath
Then a little girl
Maybe eight
Spoke up
“Well my dad talked to Elder Rose
She said it was a bunch of
Of
Of
Scary sea things!
Huge with wings like bats!”
The other kids nodded gravely
“Seems right to me”
One concurred
A fantastic sequel to one of her earlier poems in After the End just went live! Go check it out!!! If you want to read more from this world check out the collections for them on our blogs, or check out our hashtag #AfterTheEnd
Dried Ink Ribbon 