Run, hide, cover your eyes,
Won't you play the game?
One, two, three, four,
Don't you try to peek.
Listen hard, in the dark,
Five, six, seven,
Listen for the screams of fear,
The rumbling of the earth.
Feel the world crashing down,
Eight, nine, and ten,
The concrete crumbling into dust,
The crushing of the bones.
Breathe it in, breathe it clear,
Eleven, twelve, thirteen,
The smell of fire and smoldering embers,
Dangerously near.
Open your mouth, let it free,
Fourteen, fifteen, sixteen,
Let the shrieks of pain and sadness,
Rip away from your throat.
Don't uncover your eyes,
Keep your hands over your face,
*"It will protect you my dear,
From the anxiety and the fear."