The Beginning of the End

Joe pushed the green button to clear the alarm.

The pathogen, surely, could do no more harm.

In the silent, sealed autopsy room, below,

Two bodies stared blindly into the red glow

Of warning lights pulsating, still, overhead.

The M.E. and her “patient” now were both dead.

*

As Joe and the other observers looked on,

The bodies dissolved into ash - then were gone.

“Containment successful,” said Joe, “rope it off,”

Just as the man next to him started to cough.

“My God, it's gone airborne!” screamed a young, blonde girl

As the thick glass below them started to curl.

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Author's Note: I might have gone a bit sicko with this one... Poppy's prompts are always fun and thought provoking. Here's the latest:

Thanks, Poppy!