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Our Children Shall Never Sleep Peacefully Again
A cautious and reluctant stir
Fearing a tragedy yet to occur
The imhuman hum of an approaching drone
One pop or crack could snap a brittle bone
Warnings from watchful ones were spurned
Until the air itself ignited and burned
When some crank in his tank pulls rank
Laughter scatters as tiny arms are yanked
Abandoned laws as lantern jaws pass in procession
One fateful nod may prod a desperate confession
Acts of contrition as ammunition mows you down
Silenced as cries are violently drowned
Blithely considered weird or impaired
Prone to panic and perpetually scared
Blighted and therefore fit to be smited
Cited for being excessively excited
The punishing power of high speed projectiles
Light the sky and echo for tens of miles
Damaged ears shall never cease to ring
Dire dreams shall spring from this dreadful thing
Memories bitter shall litter your path
Righteous wrath in the aftermath
Douse the flames though the ashen smell remains
Rain sends clumps of damp depris down bitter drains
Wow.
Wow.
~ Kristen Seaward
Farfetched
But Ozzyesqued.
KS
WarPigs
Hahahaha!! Thank you. I
Hahahaha!! Thank you. I realized after a while that I was taking the whole dystopian future thing to a ridiculous level. :)
It's all good
You got that Stephen King stare
The Stand is The Stand.
I didn't know
He wrote Shawshank
Haha! Thank you. I guess
Haha! Thank you. I guess that's what I get from watching his segment from the movie Creepshow too many times. :)
Last 4 lines were just WOW
"Memories bitter shall litter your path
Righteous wrath in the aftermath
Douse the flames though the ashen smell remains
Rain sends clumps of damp depris down bitter drains"
Maybe we are heading towards such a catastrophe. Best wishes.
©bishu
Hi, Bishu. I hadn't written a
Hi, Bishu. I hadn't written a poem in a while and I was reading something about drones and all of a sudden I came up with these scary verses.