Silent Street Poem by Vision Ghost

Is this a dream I am having, as I leave my garden gate?
Unaware of time of day, but I am sure that this isn’t late
To witness a place so soundless, and void of the living
Though not even a family, or a young child out playing

Yet a bark of a dog echoes, from somewhere near by
Pierces the silent air in this place, almost an eerie cry
I’m not of news of such an event, to have taken place
Somehow has now diminished, the entire human race

My breathing so loud, against the silence of this now
A bird chirp, maybe this is the only sound to allow
Walk but just a while; knock on a door across the way
An answer comes there none, on this unusual day

Slowly panic starts to grip, I am now so very alone
Not a car or a truck, along a place where I’ve grown
I check round the back garden, again no one is there
Childs toys lay abandoned, I stand to watch and stare

What the hell has happened, and without me knowing?
For everyone has vanished, but at least not everything
The dog barks on and on, probably unsure of this game
No matter how close I get, the bark remains the same

Seemingly without distance, but I cannot reach it here
I follow the sound but it never gets close, I, start to fear
Something awful has taken place, all bar me are dead
Sweat escapes, loose my breath and heart, feels like lead

Empty houses, empty cars, not a human being in sight
Did they all escape away, why did they all take flight
Is there an impending disaster, everyone knew bar me?
I start to run faster, but nothing appears for me to see

Find a school with no children taught, as I look around
In a church beyond the yard, for peace on holy ground
But I am so confused; this just doesn’t make any sense
No one’s here, everyone’s vanished, as my fear is intense

If this be a nightmare, then oh please someone wake me
Much higher power at work, that seems to now decree
Maybe did I die last night, and have awoken in my hell
Perhaps I meddled to far, and unleashed this evil spell