It was the end times and people had trouble breathing. It was the end times and people had trouble paying attention. It was the end times and people were waking from nightmares they couldn’t remember. It was the end times and people were eating less. It was the end times and people were eating more. It was the end times and people were panic buying groceries. It was the end times and people were panic buying guns. It was the end times and time passed quickly. It was the end times and time passed slowly. It was the end times and people burst into tears. It was the end times and people were afraid. It was the end times and no one knew what would happen next.
Jacqueline Doyle’s chapbook The Missing Girl is available from Black Lawrence Press. Find her online at www.jacquelinedoyle.com and on twitter at @doylejacq.