Doomsday Clock

By Andrew R. Duckworth

On days like today,
I think about Utah,
Think about Arizona
And if it will all
Still be there when
I get the chance to
Go back and see it.

Out in the desert,
There are layers of
Some late apocalypse,
Ash from a volcano,
Shells from long dead
Seas, remains of things
That have lived and died.