the aftershocks

if it had been a storm - a hurricane, for example - we could expect a quiet moment after everything came crashing down. but see, it was more like an earthquake. it came from within the earth. it consumed itself in a moment, and destroyed everything on its wake. and now it's time for the aftershocks, a restless time when we breathe with fear and when the only thing we can do is to mend some minor wounds and to find a shelter strong enough for us to carry on. and there we are now. there we are.