Last person standing
Last person standing
A Poem by Coyote Poetry
Not a happy prose poem. A poem to create logic and question my friend.
I had a bad dream. A realistic dream.
I was the last person standing.
No-one won the final battle. Nuclear weapons departed from every continent.
The lucky people died instantly. Us left had to make the decision. The pills or die badly.
Like in the story “On the beach” by Nevil Shute. A few places lived though the dropping of the nuclear
weapons. The un-lucky few out of the 40 mile kill zones waiting for death. A deadly illness came to you.
Slowly tearing your inside out and the bad death. The surviving leaders decided to give the option beside
a shot-gun or pistol. They offered the pills. On the box.
Recommend to take when the pain is too strong. Recommend take the pills when you have physical strength still. God bless the USA, God bless the people left. Signed Medical county executive.
No-one had won. The Jews scream and cries to the end. The chosen people died first, than the nuclear weapons left France, the USA and Russia. Then India led the rest of the world. The Middle East was done quickly. Israel shot weapons at friend and enemies. No-one knows why? Mass confusion left the world in chaos. Few places were not touched. After the nuclear weapons killed off the great cities. The complete world went to silence.
The people left asked questions. There were no leader left to questions. I sat alone with pills in hand. I have been doing the rosemary tea and taking the vitamins for days now. I went to the un-locked CVS and took what I thought would extend my life. My family took the pills and laid in a final sleep in the back bedroom. I put friends and neighbors to their beds. The smell of death was in the air and I was left to write the final words.
The final words
No-one had won the final battle. I wonder if the few acres of land and oil was worth the death of mankind?
The Jews stood their ground. Now just like all races. Back to earth our rotting body will go. The Arab world hope their oil and God would save them. God, Buddha or Allah did not save anyone. The human race create a way for mass killing. Odd part was. All these countries with nuclear, bio and chemical warfare and no-one would believe some fool would start the final war. The media went dead a month ago. The first attack led a fury of nuclear weapons to be shot to all continents. Rumors had it. Places like France and Israel had systems in place. Went to automatic release of the weapons. Most of us who survived believed the world went mad. Nuclear and Bio weapons kill without care for race, color or religion. Rich men and poor men died. I wonder do the Jews believe they won? I wonder do the Arabic countries believe they won some kind of victory? The scary part is. The great powers. Russia, USA, Great Britain, France and India shot at ghosts and murdered the world.
Where I stand. Nature is still okay. Us human were affected by the radiation and the poison in the air. At first we thought the final survivors. We could rebuilt the world and make it better. We gathered and had great dreams. We gather together create small villages of people. We tested the food. It was still okay. Some people, mainly ex-military lived even being in the 40 mile kill zone. I was a Soldier once. I knew nuclear weapon have three kill zones. The first 40 miles is instant. The second 40 mile was slow and bad death and the next 40 mile is slower and more painful death. I did not tell them, the survivors. I did find someone in the medical field who was left. He understand and he decided to make the pill a option. The pills were not offered till the people got sick. It was a bad sickness. First stomach pain, than the body weaken and the mind became confused. I have given the pills to many. I would lay them in their bed. Hold their hand and try to make them laugh. The last people died not with tears. We knew it was too late for tears. My last family member I laid down was my daughter in her old room. We cried together and prayed. I wanted death then, but I was the last level headed left. Many people were still left. Many were just children who needed my help and guidance.
Today I’m alone. I drove my car 100 miles in four directions. I saw no movement of any life. I did see some damaged on the outskirts of Detroit. Detroit was took out first with all the major cities. I listen to my radio and there is only silence. The sickness I could feel now. I knew I couldn’t explore and see if anyone had survived. I had the pills in my pocket and I knew. I had a few days left. I went home and said goodbye to my resting family. They died without knowing too much pain. The pills was fair. Took you to a restful and final sleep gently. I decided to go to my ancestor’s place to die. I would drive to Holden, Michigan and go to the Lake Superior. I would pray, burn some sage and die with the great forest near. I arrived barely. My back and legs were gone. I drove my truck deep into the Ojibwa forest. I slowly walked to the Lake Superior. I sat near the water and tossed the cold water on my face. It awoke me completely for a second. I lite the sage and did a whispered prayers.
“God of life and death, God of the great forest and water. Forgive us for what we done. Man reached his goals. He killed off what is beautiful and sacred. Please take me to my Grandmother, Grandfather, father, wife and children at the big Pow wow. For us who loved the land and the children, please accept a tire man a place to rest.”
I placed my Circle of life near me. I put my dream catcher on my neck and asked the trees and the sky. Why did hate and greed control the world? Who won? There is no Israel, no Middle East. The land of Africa, the America and Europe is silence now. I hope the men who wanted war over peace have a place to feel the heat of their hate and violence. I meditate and find faces of laughing grandchildren. I put the pills into my mouth. I feel the drugs slowly making me rest and know peace. I loved the view of the Lake Superior. Funny, I swear I hear my Grandchildren yelling to me. Over here Grandpa. We have been waiting for you. I touch the nearby tree and fall into my final sleep.
End
This is fiction. The book of Nevil Shute wrote of a different world and weapon. Our new weapons, bio and nuclear can do more damaged than the time of Nevil. This was a dream. If we don’t get along. Whole world will know his bad dream. Israel, Arab world and everywhere must stop the violence. One foolish country can do us all end. This is one planet and one people. I believe we all need to be scared. Want scary. Read the policy of nuclear weapons of France and the USA. Heal, not kill. Pray and demand peace for the children. All children.
Coyote/John Castellenas
© 2014 Coyote Poetry
Never have the words ” The end is nigh” been so relevant. I have this fear too and my heart bleeds for our children and their children . What have we taught them, what have we letf the.
I wrote this poem on the subject it also one of the sound clouds on my page but I do not think I read it too well. http://willowdot21.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/the-last-days/
I hope you don’t mind we sending you old poems .. it is only to show that I am thinking along the same lines as you.
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I will read now. I like old and new poetry. Some words keep value forever.
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Thank you John.
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Unfortunately, People in the U.S. do not look beyond their own front doors to see the world’s problems. They are so consumed with things they think are important that they do not want to see the evil in the world.They will not even recognize the evil in their community. Likewise, there is a foolish conception that nothing bad is going to happen to upset their little world. Of course, I am generalizing because there are many who understand the horrors going on everywhere, including within our own borders. Nevertheless, people (as a group) do not want to consider how closely evil lives to them. Humanity should have learned and stopped all weapons of mass destruction after WWII. It was barbaric and inexcusable to use the atom bomb on anything but never, ever upon people. Humanity will be its own destruction of that I am certain.
All we can do is try our hardest to decrease the suffering of any and all to whom we come into contact. No creature can be as cruel and heartless to one another as greatly as we humans. One the other side of that coin, we are also capable of great love and compassion toward one another. The greatest tragedy is that the people who get into power seem to have more characteristics of the former group than the latter. Nagasaki and Hiroshima should never have happened and every American needs to own the shame of that crime. We opened the gates of hell that day and let the Devil take reign.I am not criticizing our troops, nor would I ever. No, the responsibility lies squarely upon the shoulders of the powers that be and their war mongering.
It is not pretty, nor does it conjure beautiful thoughts, but it is necessary and should be well understood and felt so that we may hope and WORK toward a better future for all of us.
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I can’t hold my tears – you have such powerful point of view!!
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For better or worse, I feel everything deeply and I look around and see those who choose not to see or feel the suffering all around us. It is such madness but as long as they pretend that nothing can touch them or that the suffering does not exist then they can enjoy their “lifestyles”. It sickens me to my core. It matters not what country/culture you are born into because as adults we have choice to do the right thing. I am humbled by your comment Mihran, Thank you.
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Tina – I adore you and your words is strong like vitamins:)
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Thank you Mihran, that is very kind of you to say. I pray many blessings upon you. Have a wonderful day!
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Hi Tina – Will you kindly confirm the receipt of my previous email of yesterday? Thank you!
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Hello Mihran,
I am sorry for the delay in my response. It was a little after 4 am at the time of my last post so I needed to seek some rest. I checked my email and I am sorry to report that I did not receive an email. I am very sorry. My email address is: Sanit128@hotmail.com. If can resend it then I will keep a look out for it. Blessings upon you!
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I was a Soldier for 15 years. I studies the nuclear, bio and chemical warfare. If the common folks knew the damage bio and nuclear could do. They would want them to be put down forever. To me. Bio is the worst. Can attack quietly and don’t affect the land. This is future warfare. If we don’t gain logic. We can be in great danger. I have been told. It is too late. I hope not.
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People have to choose to look and they do not want to see the danger. I was a history teacher and I can tell you the brutality of man against man has been happening since the beginning of time. Horrendous, monstrous actions taken against the most vulnerable. The only difference today is that we can kill in mass with a mere push of a button or the contamination of a food or water system. Bio warfare is not new. In the middle ages they used to catapult plague victims over the walls of castles to infect their enemy. In our own millennia, we infected Native Americans by giving them blankets from small pox victims. Cruelty and barbarism is nothing new but those of us who know better need to work hard to counter the evil people who would see this accomplished today. We have only gotten more sophisticated about killing mass populations.
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I understand what you have said. The weapons of today can take out a small country like Israel with one hit. I don’t understand why some places seek chaos over peace and kindness. No victors in war. Just growing of hate.
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You are right. No one should ever dare have a thought in their minds that they have the right to take out an entire people. I do not understand how these people sleep at night. The suffering in the world weighs heavy upon my soul and when I see the suffering of the children, my heart breaks. It is all madness.
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impressive, detailed and to the point!
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I had this dream. I dream poetry and story. This one made me awake early and frighten, What did we leave for our children? Thank you for reading and the comment. I do appreciate.
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