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
Jun 29, 2010
Jun 29, 2010 at 5:36 PM UTC
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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