I Wish Somebody Would'Ve Told Me

I wish somebody would’ve told me I wish somebody would’ve told me That the world never ends Even when you want it to. When a black hole swallows you up On the spot When an earthquake leaves you cracked and bleeding When a wave covers you and you drown In a sea of deep dark pain. The world goes on, It keeps moving, keeps spinning, Leaving you behind. I wish somebody would’ve told me That screaming is it’s own natural disaster Yelling into the void of moving bodies, Is taking a magnifying glass to an ant hill And burning it down Pain spreads the farther your voice carries As you watch your pain burn down the world, Then you open your eyes and no one has heard you The scream never left your bloody lips I wish somebody would’ve told me That disasters don’t count When they happen in your brain. 3/10/23 Contest: Pick-a-title, Edward Ibeh