Challenge
You're a Pompeiian poet. Volcanic ash is raining down. You write one last poem. What is it?
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ashes and dust
ashes and dust
bodies and rain
dark rain
we never saw
coming
ashes and dust
found but lost
over time
we lose it all
today
today
i cry
as i hold her
she shouts
as he holds himself
coddled in blood
puddles of mud
our legacy
gone
ashes and dust
remains
ashes and dust
only
this