The rocking chair

The earth ruptures its dirt skin
Pancakes form from falling buildings
Dust scatters through the air so you can't see
Screams of terror ring through the frightened city

Pancakes form from falling buildings
Fires break out like a giant campfire
Screams of terror ring through the frightened city
The shaking feels like a rocking chair going back and fourth

Fires break out like a giant campfire
All power and energy disappear into the night's air
The shaking feels like a rocking chair going back and forth
Bodies hidden in the rubble like a game of hide and seek

All power and energy disappear into the night's air
Everyone in fear for what will come next
Bodies hidden in the rubble like a game of hide and seek
Rubble sits where buildings stood

Bodies hidden in the rubble like a game of hide and seek
Dust scatters through the air so you can't see
Rubble sits where buildings stood
The earth ruptures its dirt skin

Phoebe Richardson, Year 10, Palmerston North Girls' High