A dirge

I cried out to the Lord saying, Stop!
Do not let your waves wash us away.
And heaven was strangely silent
As death and fear ravaged the land
Then I heard an angel speak
"The waves rose but left
The hand of the Lord was stayed
if perhaps the rest might repent
and turn from their rebellious ways.
A time is coming when destruction
would fall beyond measure
and the wrath of God  unleashed.
There would be no holding back
because there would be no one to repent"
I cried out No, no, no!
And the angel wept along with me,
 "Tell your people
the time is near
God is not like you
But terrible in His holiness.
He has waited long enough
His wrath has to be satisfied
So that He can start anew".