The ravages and ruin
unwavering in their slumber
The ashes suspended in mid-air
frozen in time

The greenery has turned black
The fog settled in permanence

Vines spread like disease
Smoke escaped empty houses
The last lantern extinguished
New darkness covered the old sky

If it rained, it rained tears and blood
Trees tilted unnaturally
like hands hovering over the crumbled street

My shadow is all that remained
This horrid and forlorn city became my home

It walked along the ruins
and left no prints in the dust
The agony and stench
It dragged its feet
The sound like nails to a chalk board

I can call back my shadow anytime
but something stops it
A white flower grew out of the dust

It was beautiful but before i can love it...

snap

Shadow returns to the darkness