Doomsday Comet Warning Triggers Pandemonium

P eople all over the earth were shocked to hear that a Comet half the size of the moon, would
A nnihilate every human being and most animals on earth on Friday, August 26, 2016; no one would survive.
N othing could be done as the comet was too big to be destroyed or nudged off course by missiles.
D eath and destruction would be almost immediate at 1111 AM Greenwich Mean Time on that day.
E veryone was panicking, rushing to be with loved ones, gathering families together, not knowing what to do and when.
M eetings of authorities and police failed to stop rioting, looting and the rush on banks, shops and chaos on the roads.
O bviously, no one went to work and this caused chaos as there were no planes, trains, buses, no transport, no police, nothing but chaos. 
N othing worked any more, and there was no way to gather families together as service stations stopped selling petrol, food shops closed, lights went out; panicked buying and looting emptied the shops.
I nside the cities it was mayhem, as people ran about trying to do everything they promised themselves, and others they would do before they died.
U nable to travel people huddled together, cried and tried to call loved ones on clogged and failing phone lines; the internet stopped.
M any people planned ways to end it all, humanely holding hands, calmly drifting away, well before the fire ball hit, as the pandemonium became sheer intolerable terror.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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Jent Avatar
May 7, 2017 at 3:43 PM
Hey John, what a great way to show the topic. I like the wording and the structure, but most of all I like the subject matter. Good work.
Scars Avatar
August 7, 2016 at 6:58 PM
John, congrats on your placement in the contest! :)-luloo
Sarver Avatar
August 4, 2016 at 10:42 AM
I love this dark story poem. When mankind is hit by something that is of "end of the world as we know it" the real spirit of our collective consciousness will reveal itself. I wish I could say it would not be the way you have written it; however, I know that is not true. Well done.
Gupta Avatar
August 4, 2016 at 4:31 AM
Great imagination and very good write ... Enjoyed reading ...
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