When I Emerged

When I emerged from the black ~~~ Acrid smoke and dust impaired my vision ~~~ Once settled ~~~ Iconic giants were no more ~~~ History reminds us, where we were at that time ~~~ (1)~when 2~I 3~emerged 4~from 5~the 6~black (7)~Acrid 8~smoke 9~and 10~dust 11~impaired 12~my 13~vision (14)~Once 15~settled (16)~Iconic 17~giants 18~were 19~no 20~more (21)~History 22~reminds 23~us 24~where 25~we 26~were 27~at 28~that 29~time