The Boy with the Bell

I didn't know what to do. I ran through the ruins of what had once been New York, dodging flames and crossing rubble. I didn't know what had happened, but I couldn't afford to wait around. I had to escape, I had to find my way out before he, no, before it, could... I saw … Continue reading The Boy with the Bell →

The Cost of Isolation

I walked through the empty city, on my guard against any dangers, and hunting for any animals to eat. I heard a sound in an alley and reflexively pointed my gun at the sound. When I realized it was crying, I ran in, and saw a girl, not much older than me. “Get away!” she … Continue reading The Cost of Isolation →

The Noise

Deep within the house I huddle, Every sound from outside muddled, I block the sound as best I can As I am what remains of man. I stay in here, forever poised Against the coming of the Noise. However deep in here I hide I hear it echoing outside. I think back on the bygone … Continue reading The Noise →

Abandoned Earth

The skies are aflame Bathing the Earth in dusk See it burn, see it burn The virtuous have left And taken virtue with them They won’t burn, they won’t burn The Serpent has the entire world Trapped within its toxic coils strong Watch the men succumb to biting flies Their pain a millennium long See … Continue reading Abandoned Earth →