The Last

I am the last man on the earth,
Third planet from the sun,
With the one and only testimony
Of Father Time undone.
I recall the dreadful day
When the people gathered ‘round.
The folks began to drink and play,
And then there came a sound-
A tremble that was loud as hell;
It shook apart the ground.
My only escape was a well
That I just happened to have found.
What happened next, more gruesome still.
Fire poured down from the sky.
It fell and fell to the ground until
The end of us was nigh.
The result of which, the earth blew up,
An atomic blast of sorts.
It scared the life out of me ‘til
I nearly wet my shorts.
Now I sit upon a crescent
Out in the midst of space,
With a tired, frustrated look
Of boredom on my face.
-1996