Days turned to months,

months to years:

it’s been half a decade

since the moon last appeared

At first, it was pleasant,

constant sunshine warmed our spirits

curing seasonal depression

and making everyday a beach day.

Soon enough things shifted;

Northern ices melted,

flooding global coastlines,

causing damage catastrophic.

The constant barrage of radiation

exponentially increased rates of cancers

and burned away the ozone

protecting our fair skin.

Then came the fires.

First, California was engulfed in flames.

Next came South America,

winds whipped sparks across jungles

leveling entire ecosystems

and causing panic worldwide.

Finally,

with the coasts flooded,

the equator burning,

and the raging sun beating us senseless,

we surrendered.

Humanity culled,

a desperate few sought shelter

deep underground.

New cities constructed

beneath the Earth’s crust

deep enough that the sunlight plauging us

was no longer a threat.

As before,

we repopulated,

thriving in grand caverns

constructed and engineered by the

worlds greatest minds.

A new world order,

instigated by destruction of the surface;

today, we live in darkness.

Today, we no longer need the light.