Washed Away

People screaming,

children crying,

everything's breaking down.

Whatever happened

to those days

when you knew what

to do,

when everyone knew

what to do.

Shelter has

turned into

a death trap;

and realization

hits you hard.

You're going to die.

15 meter wall

of destruction sweeps

houses and

landscape away,

erasing your whole

town

off the face of the

map.

You wish you had

more time,

more hope,

time to say good-bye

to those you knew.

The walls explode 

around you,

windows and doors

shattered,

and you close your

eyes

and wait to be

carried away.

In Japan, a port side town got washed away, literally, by a 15 meter wave. They were prepared for a disaster, and were expecting 3-4 meter waves, so they went to the "safe" buildings to wait. Only 100 out of 1000 people survived. R.I.P