Monday, March 21, 2022

run towards the light

my friend in st. louis
is storing bottled water.
canned meat,
frozen pot pies,
and toilet paper.
energy bars for those zombie
like nights
when the H bomb
slaps us
across the face.
the earth will be on fire.
but she'll have her water,
her food source,
her hole in the ground
for waste.
she's buying crossword
puzzles to keep
her occupied 
while she waits for
the radiation to die down.

1 comment:

Di said...

There are no frozen pot pies
You idiot. There is no electricity.
You want to store
Things that have a shelf life of 30 years. Things that will last
longer than you will. Generations later
your son's son--or his son-- will shift through the rubble
of your life, looking for something to sustain them
all that will be left
the can of Spam.