I sank to the ground and all came to halt Birds flocked east before all shook in vigour Windows shattered under the weights of roofs Stone homes toppled before acknowledgement Clouds of dust rained jagged stones upon us The turbulent waters foreshadowed more For waves of sharp heights dominated us They carried us, and whirled us intensely Earsplitting cries now silenced by water And when all had come to a halt once more The bodies succumbed to the ocean's pull I was supposed to die, but I hadn't.
FLVCTVS ( pronounced 'fluctus') is Latin for "wave".