MORNING AT THE BEACH( edit )

Another nice morning at the beach
except.............
A stumble upon unsettled footing
as skyscrapers grow out of focus
they can't be swaying
like nearby palms

Fish stranded on soaked sand
deserted by familiar ocean
a
..few
...heartbeats

....of stillness

why do not the gulls dive
upon defenseless flopping food
........they know

Then eyes comprehend
the seaward horizon rising
then becoming onrushing juggernaut
of approaching carnage
............Slack jawed beachcombers
doomed for having lingered
too late to run
only time enough to die

This breaker doesn't break
but just continues on
inward
engulfing
inexorable

Now allied with debris
what a simple word
even bland
easier to say debris
than :
..........possessions
..........homes
..........dreams
.............corpses.....
turned battering rams
city slayers

Now once more a stalemate
as momentum and inertia cancel
before the cruel machine reverses
retreating
.......but not in peace
backwash as bad as front
strewing remains
..........all types remains
...........all remains
.............all that remains
of the world that once was
just minutes prior
to tsunami