Scientists made a lofty discovery The universe continually expands and contracts In the exact same manner absolutely So we ultimately live the same lives for all eternity So we devised a way to send a message to the next universe A message that would stay in place Even without the existence of space A message that would survive time Even through the end of our line The message conveyed: Don't make our mistakes Correct our sins
Our universe ended The new one began
The first humans mindlessly worshipped the message Hearts of the willing sacrificed They killed for control of its mystic power It belonged to whoever owned the ivory tower Until religions were developed Although they were all somewhat derived from the message People began to see the message itself as a pagan hieroglyph An incoherent interference They killed all that worshipped it Senseless slaughter Things got hotter When people were finally intelligent enough to understand it They saw all the things we did wrong And how to avoid those mistakes But the things we did that were wrong Seemed much more convenient and easier They used the weapons we told them not to make And the ideas we told them to steer clear of Swords became guns Racism became genocide Love became hate More direct ways of imposing their vision onto the world Foregoing empathy and compromise They submitted to the fascism of their subjectivity And were plunged into the Dark Ages Steel ***** and chains Followed by bullet rain Humanity was lost and found Humanitarians gagged and bound People had to make mistakes for themselves Until they decided to stop living in hell Humanity collectively decided to follow the message righteously After they saw hope for the future Through the vision our message provided And they realized they should write a message of their own
Can be found in my self published poetry book βIcyβ. https://www.amazon.com/Icy-Andrew-Rueter-ebook/dp/B07VDLZT9Y/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Icy+Andrew+Rueter&qid=1572980151&sr=8-1