Breathe Deep

There's a rancid sweet smell in the air

it seems to be coming from everywhere

laced with decay, infection and death

surprised to find you're holding your breath

Sitting alone in the darkness

the stench stung your eyes

you had heard they made progress

but the government lies

It's an epidemic that quickly spread

the people you knew are most likely dead

your eyes adjust to the dim of the morn'

find that your tired, hungry and worn

Just one scavenger of the night

since you were alone when it began

left to hide in shadows away from the light

watch out for the monsters

known as your fellow man

An air born pathogen was attacking the brain

making people rabid, psychotic, insane

slowly killing humanity when it arrived

where are there others, who else survived

A handful were lucky to be immune

they went into hiding underground

it seemed like the logical thing to do

one by one their bodies were found

Giving up on survival you welcome death

one more nail in the coffin with each breath

scattered all around it's here and there

can't hide from a virus that's everywhere

Copyright © 2015 by Patrick B Vince