Primordial Skies

Grey wisps skittered across the endless lilac sky  
gathering towards a cherry hum  
that would shoot through the atmosphere  
and crackle the dry grass
to cinders
 
Multi-coloured invertebrates scattered into wasted graves
in an effort to escape the rolling waves of destruction  
 
Frightened children hiding in an earthen hut  
peeked out at the electric air  
shaky fingers interlaced
uncomforted by the fractionally climbing sparks
turning grey to white
with the promise of death  
 
© Indie Adams 2014