Legacy

by Nicko   Sep 8, 2010


The earth bellows in pain
Boulders, dust, rock, billowing upwards
Elliptic bubbles, momentarily motionless
Collapsing inwards
Gorging forth its riches for desecration

Poisoned scarred landscape
A patch work quilt
Blighted
Blistered
Bleeding
Do Butterflies hover, flowers bejewel?
No, no pretty pictures here
Only hell
Only despair

Rent crevices, cavernous holes
Of excavation and machination
Twenty four hours
Day in
Day out
Day in
Day out
Spewing forth bloodied wealth
Appeasing glass top cynics encased in mahogany

While this, our planet, our legacy
Evaporates like discarded icecaps
Leaving toxic, oxygen depleted air
As carnivorous canyons beneath our feet
Swallow past
Swallow future
Swallow life

Think, our destiny predestined
Homo erectus, flint napper
First crude clay pot
The very beginning
Foretold our very end....

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  • 14 years ago

    by Andrew

    The very beginning
    Foretold our very end....
    that line goes hard truely a beautiful poem that corresponds with how i'm feelin right now !Legacy!

  • 14 years ago

    by Ingrid

    A lot of bitterness and despair in your words, Nick. When you look around it is indeed hard to stay cheerful, I agree.

    Poisoned scarred landscape
    A patch work quilt
    Blighted
    Blistered
    Bleeding
    Do Butterflies hover, flowers bejewel?
    No, no pretty pictures here
    Only hell
    Only despair

    ^^
    Really strong wording in this part, the alliteration gave it even more power.

    Well done,

    5/5 Ingrid

  • 14 years ago

    by Michael D Nalley

    Though the free flow is wonderful, it is the natural message that has power for me

  • 14 years ago

    by Soft Parade

    You have painted the picture of the world so vivdly for the reader we can not help but feel a range of emotions as we read through the poem. Very well written, the flow went seemlessly, a credit to your skill as a word smith. Keep up the great stuff, I look forward to what you will pen next.

  • 14 years ago

    by Jad

    Wow this was indeed a thought provoking poem. So many things have been said in this poem that are so true with what is happening to the world around us slowly. Even though this was a nature poem the sorrow and sadness was still evident in this piece and makes one think more about the earth around him. Also the great imagery you use is very keen in letting the reader see what is happening and you did a great job with that as well. Good job and keep writing.

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