Apocalypse - Jackie Huss Hallerberg

[Larry Robinson]

Apocalypse


We took what we could before the storm came.
We were still speaking then, our words kinder –
what to pack and how to leave this house behind,
what about the computers and some clothes, 
         a few toys for the kids, and 
who would drive? 

I remember the last look at the living room -
its majestic fireplace, blonde wood mantle 
industrial bolts at each end, the alpine ceiling, 
eastward view of the mountain range.
From the picture window, we saw the escalating chaos, 
plumes of smoke and hungry wild eyes. 

We moved from side to side
frantic for pockets of air that would save us. 
But we were left without breath,
no way to rebuild 
even when the ashes cooled.

What did we know of the coming destruction?
We took what we could.
Why did we leave the children behind?

            
         - Jackie Huss Hallerberg
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