It was a beautiful clear day
flying high above the clouds
setting out on our trip
hours passed before we
reached our destination
we readied ourselves
the time had come
we pressed a button
our job was done
turned to go home
cameras at the ready
to capture the horrors
we left behind
the mushroom cloud
climbed ever higher
below the destruction
was there to see
nothing standing
nothing moving
people evaporated
their frames burnt
into the ground
skin dripping from bones
no help for others
such a waste
not once, but twice
must this happen again
god help us if it does
there will be no world
worth inhabiting