Mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, children. Lives lost, bonds made.
Wreckage, heartbreak, turmoil, destruction. Questions. Pleas.
Heaven and Hell. Shock. Dismay. Loss and hospital. Sirens.
Help. Help. HELP!
Goodbye, goodbye.
“9-1-1, what’s your emergency?”
“I’m going to die; I’m going to die!”
Crumble from the south.
Crumble from the north.
Smoke, rubble, lives.
Run!
Silence
Open mouth, tears.
Questions, calls.
“Are you okay?”
“Hello?”
“I love you.”
“Be safe.”
Cops, fire trucks, ambulances.
Terror.
Terror.
Terror.
Goodbye.