Implode Poem by joses tirtabudi

I fade away into the grey skies -
Icy rain floods my eyes.
Like an owl in the night, melting away,
As the shadows flee from the light of day.
So swift and silent – dramatic and strange.
The unloosening of an untamed man.
A ravenous beast that tears itself down -
Self-destruct – three strikes and you’re out.
Some people get hit and they explode
While others just keep going till they implode.
Silent destruction which no one sees
Hid behind curtains and tapestries.
The collapse of giants and walled cities
We fall to our own ferocity.
When the pressure becomes too great for too long
And we suddenly find that we’re no longer strong.
The walls we create fall back on us.
Our attempts at survival useless.
Here today, gone tomorrow, but no one’s missed him
Cause he’s gonna be back again, or so they think,
But what if he never rises back?
What if he’s taken one final stack?
What he’s finally broken and never builds again?
Will they still see him the same?