useless

grey screeches mayhem
thunder pounds angry and god-like
prayer is useless

streets wetted down
eager municipal workers tempt
dismal skies towards quick splatter

in the sunless obscurity
oil slicks glimmer like earthbound rainbows
before cars collide in a miserable boom

holiday departure warns against
senseless rushing before cloudburst
this death is useless

rainfall cleans stains of blood
human weeping rips at heartache
shattering wounds with the earth

at midnight fireworks strike
no vacation celebrations
the god’s electrifying anguish

they too mourn
what may have been
once, the universe exploded


useless
[2011.13.7…a]



Written in free verse, 21 lines
Written for

ID: 1789785   (Rated: E) A Poem A Day Contest  This is a daily contest for anybody who writes poetry. by Itchy Water