Nothing

by TSI25   Dec 20, 2012


We were to be the future.
To jettison sweet memories
of yesteryear, for the sake
of our
posterity.

But there is no sweetness in the silence
Of a billion chilling hearts
beating nevermore.
Now,

Dust swirls in the darkness, dancing
In the bitter wind, once rich
With daffodils.

The river twisted, withered away,
dry as the bones that litter
once busy public
thoroughfares,
whence life had long abandoned.

And the icy blue forget-me-nots,
now shriveled, brown, and dead
pose a single painful question
to the unrelenting silence -

Who will remember us, and all that we have done?
Or are we now just silent corpses, fading into dust,
Only now that we've accomplished nothing?

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  • 11 years ago

    by Khalid M Darwish

    Nice word choice that fit altogether in each stanza. Ending the poem with a question like "Who will remember us..." makes this poem unique in style. Thank you for sharing that with us.

  • 11 years ago

    by Darren

    Very chilling piece, a reminder to us all to make the most of every minute we have, the imagery and scene setting in this is brillliant, I feel you captured the essence of your title very well.
    An interesting read.
    well done,

  • 12 years ago

    by Baby Rainbow

    I really enjoyed this poem, I thought you done well for the challenge and congrats.

    Your wording creates such vivid images and metaphors here that I can clearly see in my head and they jump out so powerfully through out the poem, well done.

  • 12 years ago

    by Maple Tree

    Taylor- you penned a wonderful end of the world piece here, my hats off to you.. this was truly awesome....

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