Poetry Day: The Famished Tear

Skyscraper from Ghostbusters

(No idea what triggered this poem.  I’ve seen this in fiction at times, but I don’t know if that’s what I was going for.  An eternal mystery.)

It starts with an explosion
From both sides of our world
And a whistle cuts the air
Shattering our eardrums
Forcing our nerves to curl
As we see a jagged tear
The sign of Earth’s corrosion

 

People gather in the street
Staring at the shredded sky
Whispering and worrying
Holding their loved ones tight
All feel that death is hurrying
To claim them as they die
Abandoning their cherished meat

 

A wind begins to howl and moan
Grabbing leaves right off the trees
It grows stronger by the second
Feeding the hungry tear
The endless void starts to beckon
People fall upon their knees
Hoping they will not face death alone

 

Another whistle screams
The famished tear entombs all life
Its heated bowels devour the globe
That spawned it by mistake
Created by an ambitious probe
Acting like a serrated knife
Ending our creator’s dream

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About Charles Yallowitz

Charles E. Yallowitz was born, raised, and educated in New York. Then he spent a few years in Florida, realized his fear of alligators, and moved back to the Empire State. When he isn't working hard on his epic fantasy stories, Charles can be found cooking or going on whatever adventure his son has planned for the day. 'Legends of Windemere' is his first series, but it certainly won't be his last.
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10 Responses to Poetry Day: The Famished Tear

  1. L. Marie's avatar L. Marie says:

    One stanza is a very apt description of the tornado scare that happened in my town last Friday. It touched down briefly then went off to terrorize another village nearby.

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  2. Wow, what an interesting poem! I definitely thought of the first Avengers movie when I read it.

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  3. To be sucked into the void would be terror-unlimited. Good one, Charles.

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  4. It’s timely, and I wonder how many others are having similar thoughts. The world is in a horrible state right now.

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