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Live With All Living

The waves came, but never retreated

 

The silence grew, but never ceased

 

The sky blackened, but never lit

 

The signs of the world unraveling pierced straight through every mind,

 

The proof was given to mankind

 

The sun slipped

The ice sunk

The trees scarce

The deserts abundant

The ground quaked

The houses crumpled

 

The People Raged

Water departed

Food Rotten

Animals forgotten

Hopes gone

 

The Tide Has Turned

And people begin to regret, more and more.

People begin to see that there is so much more in life than the challenge of living.

That you have to show your humanity by creating, not destroying

You have to plant the tree, not demolish the forest

 

And Humanity Dreamt

Most could not imagine waking up

Others never wanted the dream to end

Some needed more convincing

And they dreamt

They closed their eyes and ventured through the world

Every era, every time

They saw creations being built, and then destroyed

New York replaced with swaying forests, rippling lakes, and expanding coastlines

They saw the Great Wall take itself down, replaced by untouched mountainous peaks with extraordinary views.

The Eiffel Tower crumpled, the city unfolding at its sides.

Everything from the Seine River to the towering Cathedrals turned into hills of vast green

 

They saw the beauty of the world, being untouched

But then they saw what was to come, what was created by powers unimaginable by man, and destroyed by its inhabitants

They saw things they could never forget

They saw things they could never imagine

They saw things that changed everything they thought they were

They saw things that not only answered their fears, but became reality

And the torture of the thought that this had started with the human race, and ended with the human race became apparent

 

It was only the truth,

That was what seamed to scare them the most

 

Everything was becoming nothing

Somewhere was becoming nowhere

And it was too late

Nothing could be done

The earth was slowly changing

And everything that was once living was slowly becoming only memory

And it was too late

Nothing could be done

 

But still,

They slept

And were swept into even deeper sleep

Taken across mountains,

Rivers,

Forests,

Deserts,

Oceans

All familiar signs of life for them

And once again, it changed

 

Back to The landscape of vast earth being covered in un-touched soil

The large lakes spreading their water into streams

branching left and right

  The jungles teaming with life so full, noises came

in every direction

And then they came to The first sign of humanity

  The first woman bearing a child,

  The first man showing a smile

But then they saw their familiar way of living change

Into what all the powers of human race intended their creations to do

 

To Live With All Living

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Written by
sierra-martin
20 / F / American
Published
Jun 29, 2010
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Being a young poet, I would Love to hear your views on any of my poetry.

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