The Remnants

They attacked from all fronts
Crawling out from the deepest trenches,
The bowels of the earth.
Emerging from the murky waters
From oceans we didn't even know could exist.

They came from the skies,
Hiding themselves in mists and clouds.
They permeated the air with a toxic stench
Sucking up our oxygen
Leaving death in its place.

They were in the minds of the creatures we called friends
Our four legged compainions quickly turned on us
Without a second of hesitation
They ripped us to shreds.

We immediately turned to the creations we had made,
The terrible evils meant to keep us safe from any threat
But we were too late.
They go there first

They were efficient,
Killing quickly and mercilessly
Without even a pause in conversation.

Their strategy was flawless
Within three days we were slaughtering ourselves,
Killing more of our own than they were
We raped
Pillaged
Murdered
It was chaos.

Those of us who survived were left with a fate worse than death
For nothing was left alive without purpose.

We were captured within the first day
Kept in cages like pet monkeys
Suspended high above our old world
Made to watch the death of all we ever knew.

They made sure we heard every scream and cry
Smelled the burning flesh
And looked into the eyes of every dying child.

Brothers, sisters, fathers, mothers, lovers.
We watched them all burn, one by one
Until our souls were as dead as the ashes of our once great cities below.

Now here we sit.
All that's left of what was known as the human race
Slaves
Specimens
Experiments
Livestock
Now serving the beings that brought us to our knees

We are the remnants.

*based on a dream and written for the apocalypse comp*