Ruins Poem by Joyce Rugg

Even on a sunny day I am trapped in a storm
Shrieking wind in my ears; the words meaningless
The sky turns black; all is darkness
Rain and hail batter me, cold and painful
Lightning flashes, it's brilliance filling the sky
Answered by thunder's menacing growl

Then everything stops
As Suddenly and senslessly as it began
I foolishly believe i am safe
But I've only reached the eye of the storm,
And they strike again

More lightning., and fire scorched through my refuge
Destroying almost everything
Fingers of wind tear through the rest,
Defiling all that was once sacred

When the vultures are satisfied
They leave me surrounded by a lifetime of wreckage
Trying to pick up pieces no longer there

Everything is fragile; brittle
Any attempt at salvation makes everything crumble,

Leaving only dust, all that remains of all that was