The longshoremen worked, by day, by night
Their goal to finish each job, with efficiency
This night however, was interrupted by chaos
Soon enough all would learn what called out
The beast's breath/voice set the buildings alight
Death toll alone would call warning to infamy
Oncoming defenders each struck with napalm
Leading the fearful to flee, to panic and doubt
The last known event, of the leviathan cycle
Humanity became acutely and painfully aware
There are beasts that live to threaten survival
Above the disaster zone, dark smoke and haze
With our dead, homes destroyed, without a prayer
We face our end, perhaps our final day ahead
For if these beasts stay, linger in our world
We will reach our end, our final night
Our cities and towns will be set ablaze
For no matter our determined defense
War against us has been declared
We have never fought such a foe
This species has a short memory
But that we'd remember
Now we seem powerless to fight
Perhaps this is our final testament
Humanity would rather be extinct than surrender
“Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception.” Carl Sagan
