Senseless by RedGoddess (Day 16 NAPOWRIMO Poetry)

My beloved city of Boston is in mourning this week after the bombings at the Marathon on Monday, April 15. My thoughts are with all those affected by this horrific inhumane act. Although I wrote this piece today, I'm still in shock and cannot make sense of what took place right in my backyard. Thank you for the outpouring of love from friends close and far:)

A revered day

with promise

of innocence

excitement

victory

celebrated
finale

Our world

rumbles

trembles

crumbles

collapses

in seconds

darkness
in bright 

daylight

A new day

vanished in 

fumes

bloodshed

lives, bodies, 

peace in disarray

witnessing horror
in real time

steps away
feet away

from childhood
magic

Memories
breaking in
loud painstakingly

slow motion
one moment

This is it!
arms in the air

in absolute relief

then panic
dreams shattered

to the ground

it all slipped 

away