Counting Down from Zero

(Addendum to "Countdown")

Hastening to our Demise

Denying Duty, Distributing Destruction, Dismissing Destiny 

I never thought people would cluster around in a crowded room,
unmasked, too close;
breathing in each other's deaths;

sharing, exhaling venom and denial as they stand firm
 adamantly against all truth and reason,
as the flash-over erupts and they die, carefree,
convinced in their beliefs;
with unfound loyalty killing their families,
blindly denying the reach of those there to render aid.
and the sound of alarmed voices yelling "fire!"

Ronda R. Scott-Marak
© 18 July 2020