this is not a test.
this is not a test
the alarm rings
the lights red
the sound and light is piercing
this is not a test
alert
alert
the world is ending
run
run
run for your life
the world is cracking open your chest
and reaching in
with slender fingers
to pluck the heart out of you
this is not a test
this is a warning
you are trapped
and the building you have filled with kindling
is on fire
this is not a test
there are no fighters
to pull you from the heat
you must crawl toward the door
belly down
smoke up
they will investigate the wreckage
only to find
you lit the match
and poured the gasoline
this is not a test
you are the arsonist
you are watching the world ends
lighting matches in celebration
and setting the sky alight
this is not a test
the siren blares
because if it was
a test
then you have already
in the lingering laughing cry of tragic comedy
failed
-Tea
















