Old writing (an old high school work of mine)

The world was ending
A man sat and moped on a beach somewhere
The man was a scientist
As before, he pondered the meaning of things
Suddenly there was a bright flash of light
and God appeared in the sky

The man stood up

"I knew you'd come."

"YOU ARE THE LAST MAN ON EARTH."

"I thought so."

The silence was heavy on the scientist's heart

"All my life
I have searched for answers
Pondered the questions
Found answers
Found more questions..."
The man's voice trailed off

God said nothing

"I just thought...
I just wanted to know...
To ask you
What my purpose was."

So God came down
And stood on the Earth
He walked up to the scientist
And spoke

"YOUR PURPOSE
WAS TO ASK WHAT YOUR PURPOSE WAS."

The man was about to speak
But God turned him to dust
And then God left
And the world ended quietly
With a soft sad sigh.