A Day Darker Than The Night

A tremor rippled beneath my feet

Destroyed all the buildings down the street

And then my building like a domino

You too wouldn’t have known where to go

Didn’t know if to run or if to stay

And there wasn’t any more than a blink’s delay

Ripples stop and all became dark

Kerosene lamps would have shed light but there wasn’t a spark

Everything got quiet I could hear my own breath

Remembered my colleagues and feared their death

There was only rubble around me and no space to crawl

Had disturbing emotions and though I wanted to bawl

Any noise now would prevent hearing signs of life

No sounds penetrated the still, dark rife

Then I felt my own blood dripping across my brow

Hadn’t notice the gash before but it was clear now

Either way I felt sure I’d seen my last year

Never again will my labored breath breathe freshness of air

I felt the crushing against my chest

Got painfully aware of my body, I couldn’t feel the rest

Horrific earthquake had taken everything, now it’s taking my light

The breathing is hushed, eyes close, it’s A Day Darker Than The Night.