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After the bomb drops

The ashes are settling

And no one knows

What the future holds

There's a pause in the air

We wait with bated breath

For the tsunami to come

And yet, ironically,

Life beckons

More urgently

Than it did before

Scents are stronger

The colors brighter

The need to live

In the here and now

More important

Than ever before

Grasp the horns

Before the storm

Rides you

And straddle

That beast

Until it lands you

On the shore

Where you belong

To rediscover life...

And take a stand

In the shifting sand

Once again.