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| ~Ashes~ I remember when it all started� The world was so green, brimming with living things� People in the halls, in the malls, cars in the street� The playgrounds full, and children on the swings� It was our world� The sky and sea were blue� At night the lights reflected off the silver clouds� The birds would sing, and young lovers danced� Oh, now it's a memory to me, the sound of those crowds� But behind it all, our peace was losing ground! The world leaders couldn't let it be, they were too proud. I may have been far away, but I heard the terrible sound! When the lives of millions ended in a mushroom cloud� After that is was only a matter of time� The missiles launched, the bombs fell, until everything was dead� Civilization reduced to dust, at the whims of the few� The silent screams, the pale lifeless eyes staring ahead� Oh, I and a few, we raced for shelter in the blare of alarms! We needed safety, before the missiles crashed! I saw children, as parents shielded them futilely in their arms! They flew apart like leaves as the explosion flashed� Oh it's ashes in the wind� The sky a sickly green� A final sign, we are losing! Everyone I knew has moved on� And our world is gone� But was it our choosing? We were victims, of the political games of lesser men! Now they're all gone, no one left to elect! Death is just a question now, of how and when! The world is dead, and it's something we can never resurrect� Oh it's ashes in the wind� The sky a sickly green� A final sign, we are losing! Everyone I knew has moved on� And our world is gone� But was it our choosing�? |
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