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Years After the Bombs

Its been many years Since the bombs did their worst As they exploded worldwide In radioactive burst Our cities lie flattened Where once they were tall Their population thriving Now in radiation withdrawal The lands lie poisoned Where nothing much grows As much of life Is in extinction froze Even the skies Look so different than before In bloodied red shades Like wide open sores Whats left of us humans In walking decay Our bodies misshaped As evolution replays Our newborn grotesque In radiation mix Will our world recover From this river Styx Our once lovely planet Of green rolling hills Fields of greens And harvest crop spills What can i say There isn't much else As i lay here radiated A shadow of myself Soon it will be dark And i will eventually sleep For every-time i look around I internally weep http://www.thehighlanderspoems.com/fantasy-8.php

Copyright © | Year Posted 2009




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Date: 11/8/2009 12:06:00 PM
James, thanks for your post about my work. Whilst I really enjoyed your poem here, I see it as you write, the state of the world if such a terrible thing happened. We should be afraid, and I came to Malta thinking my life would be simplified, which it is practically, but not emotionally. It is depressing as a future what you write, let's pray it never comes to pass, but thus by fear we must live to avoid, prevent, or surpass it. Rita
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Date: 10/29/2009 12:09:00 PM
Well on the bright side at least nowadays it's safer to assume terrorists will detonate the bomb instead of countries at war. and by bright side I mean run for your f-ing life,though as you observed there's no real place to run to, no safe haven from nuclear fallout.I can always become a conspiracy theorist and live out the rest of my days in a bomb shelter.Then when the day finally does arrive, at least I'll have plenty of canned food..damn I'm depressed now..do you have any brighter fantasies?
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Date: 10/26/2009 9:18:00 AM
James a very good likness of what a world would look like after bombs of the nature you described, exploded. After the radiation had disfigured all of life. Good imagination going here. Good job. Sincerely, Moses
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Date: 10/25/2009 5:50:00 PM
nicely penned, thanks for your coments, yes I know my wiener was sqewed, but I thought it was sorta like a doggie. LOL
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Date: 10/25/2009 1:42:00 PM
Aren't we glad that that hasn't happened. Keep writing. Sara
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