Tomorrow's World

Darkness cursed the Earth and all there in A blackness so dense concealing every piercing scream Multitudes huddled in groups scattered on little fragments of land As the Earth’s crust began to boil, under the feet of the damned Burning flesh and sulphur filled the air Causing the multitude to curse and swear Some leap into the molten lava hoping they would die Only to find they are alive as they sizzle and fry Loved ones watch helpless waiting for their turn as they cry As the earth’s crust gradually melts the people on the edge fall in Grasping desperately at others to prevent the inevitable painful din Burning trees heavily laden with human fruits Surrender and collapse for they no longer have roots Animals feral with pain and hunger Rip flesh in their last effort to survive from the weak and the younger Their end is a beginning of a new world Of the pain and suffering for the blood they have spilled The smoke concealed by the darkness denying it to pollute the sky As the darkness hides their screams not allowing them to die...