“Post-Apocalyptic Market Day,” a poem by Kenneth E. Baker, paints a chilling scene of a world steeped in fear and survival. The poem captures the unsettling atmosphere of a slaughterhouse, where even the wind seems to resist the inevitable brutality.
Post-Apocalyptic Market Day

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