The Day Everything Became Nothing

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The day everything became nothing I was standing underneath a streetlight Wishing I had a cigarette I can't recall anything unusual about it If there was something in the air If the skies had clouded over I wasn't aware I was too bored to care No thunder roared, no lightning cracked No missiles rained from the sky This was no sneak attack! There was just suddenly this awful lack Things had changed, that's for sure Whoa! The day everything became nothing You couldn't put your finger on what had gone wrong The alleys were still dirty; the garbage still smelled; There was no panic in the streets; Just a lot of grief... In people's faces, in their eyes... A mixture of horror And total surprise! This was no apocalypse! No one heard a voice from the sky! There were no miracles at the 7-Eleven No one screamed, no one even asked why It was just like everything had somehow, quietly died So let it die! I can't recall much of what happened next I was on my way to visit this woman I knew All we had in common was good sex And now I couldn't even remember her address A group of us, just strangers, got together and we formed a committee to discuss the problem We talked about things like assured mutual destruction and emotional responsibility I couldn't remember my name, so I called myself Bob It's weird being a Bob, but I'll get used to it I have to