My day starts off bad
I'm running behind for work
If I'm late, I'm dead
Something on the news
About people acting odd
So I switch to sports
I grab a quick meal
While skimming through the paper
Death, death, death, comics
Dodging eye contact
From my neighbors awkward stare
I leave my nice house
As I start my car
My neighbor just keeps staring
And doesn't wave back
Radio station
Are not playing songs
So I turn it off
On the way to work
I drive past lots of car wrecks
Clogging up traffic
A guy almost dies
Stumbling onto the road
Too drunk to walk straight
Much to my surprise
When I get to the office
The place is empty
When I call the boss
He answers and screams at me
And then drops the phone
Beth from accounting
Is just sitting in her car
Eating spaghetti
I ask her what's up
But she just eats in her car
Something's wrong with Beth
Odd that Beth won't speak
Odder that Beth is eating
Without utensils
I tap the glass
Beth smashes her face through it
I call 911
I hit redial
Another busy signal
They need call waiting
With glass in her neck
Beth climbs out her car window
And reaches for me
As I help her up
And I know this sounds crazy
Beth tries to bite me
That stuff on Beth's face...
There's one thing I know for sure:
That's not spaghetti
We make quite the scene
Her moans and me screaming
But no one sees it
Beth sort of hugs me
Which I am not a fan of
So I kick and run
YOU ARE READING
Zombie haiku
PoetryWhat you hold in your hands is a document from the early days of the zombie plague. Inside you will find increasingly terrifying three line poems (all in a classic style of 5-7-5 haiku)