A Sombre Reality

Floods, earthquakes, hunger,
Worldwide strife,
Severe drought, dire thirst
Reality becomes apparent.
To stay alive
And to survive, 
For many, will perish.
Humanity will be rationed,
Life as we know it abandoned,
Queuing for water, 
Earth will suffer a great dearth,
Hearts will rage and be sore,
For water, nations will go to war,
Planet Earth is in danger,
Man is greedy
Careless of the needy,
Do they sleep at night knowing,
The poor live in a cardboard shed,
To find water, tomorrow’s dread,
Where are you running to,
There is nowhere to hide
One sad day, the tide
Will go out,
And never return.
Why do you murder for land,
And pluck the living from
Their homes
When soon there will
Be no water on hand.
God merely asks, why
Has man not learnt to share,
Why do the rich want more,
Do they not know what
Is in store,
He warns the world, beware,
This is your doing,
Earth is trembling, 
Needs re-wiring,
Nuclear warfare is happening,
The whole world distraught,
Humanity will become extinct,
As fire consumes all,
In fiery shrouds,
And heaven, roars with thunder,
As the sky darkens 
With heavy clouds,
Petals that fall on
A bloodied field,
No fruit will they yield.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2022

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Flaherty Avatar
April 26, 2022 at 1:38 PM
Mev Jen I am encased in your empathy To many great lines and versus to choose from Man is greedy Careless of the needy Sleep at night When the poor live in cardboard shed's Soundly as they unlike you have no empathy morality or consciousness
Goldsmith Avatar
April 13, 2022 at 11:16 AM
WOW!!! What a write and so true. The world has become so crazy/sad. Have a blessed day writing away...................
Krutsinger Avatar
April 5, 2022 at 11:31 AM
Greed, money and power - so sad. "Why do you murder for land, And pluck the living from Their homes"
Roper Avatar
March 30, 2022 at 6:00 PM
Men's grittiness is made so much suffer, like cutting all the trees to build homes. MONEY! We so desperately need them. Like your write, Jenn. Blessings with lots of inspiration my dear friend.
Baker Avatar
March 29, 2022 at 2:20 PM
Sombre, perfect title for this passionate dissertation of our world's current situation. Unbelievable this is where humanity has come to. The selfish, greedy, and power mongers will destroy us all if God's doesn't intervene. Thanks for sharing, Jennifer. Hugs, Bill
George Avatar
March 28, 2022 at 8:17 PM
"This is your doing, Earth is trembling, Needs re-wiring",You have alerted us to the grim realities of life of the present day world ! There is not even a ray of hope to be found ! Hatred and rebellion, on the rise. Mother Earth is plundered and devastated by the greedy man ! This a global scenario.... no country or people- an exception. Jennifer, I can sense your anxiety and indignation ! Let us pray together and work together....! Blessings !
May Avatar
March 28, 2022 at 4:58 AM
So sad that the world is in such turmoil and things seem to be getting worse, Powerful write Jennifer
Eslinger Avatar
March 26, 2022 at 9:13 PM
All sad. All probably true. I think God must really wonder about humanity’s will for Good…? An alarming poem with the thoughts more needs to be written and read. Thank you, Jennifer.
Kendrick Avatar
March 26, 2022 at 5:12 AM
God has a plan even though man/men think they have a plan. God's plan will win out in the end and all will be well with the earth and all of creation. I don't know when or how or what it will be like but it will be beyond anything we can imagine. Your visits to my page are encouraging. I enjoyed reading your work here which makes me stop and think. Sara
Dietrich Avatar
March 22, 2022 at 5:16 PM
Joe down here is so right about the 1%. They are pulling the strings of our world leaders. Beyond horrible.
Dietrich Avatar
March 22, 2022 at 5:15 PM
Excellent writing on last days to come, Also great evil has been planned for the world in the guise of New World Order.". My country is crumbling . People have lost their work ethic and would rather sit back and collect unemployment rather than work. Because companies can't find workers, inflation is happening because places like Target are now paying the same wage as MY teaching job pays in a private school (just to attract workers) We have oil but prez won't let us use it. SAD SAD SAD
Rodrigues Avatar
March 21, 2022 at 12:51 PM
We all have these apocalyptic thoughts!
Poet Avatar
March 21, 2022 at 11:22 AM
I really like the thoughts and the symbolism in this masterpiece. Jennifer, your poem is so sad but I hope it will be read by a lot of people. Blessings
One Avatar
March 21, 2022 at 10:13 AM
A heartbreaking truth and it is all man made... a sad poem.. one that many need to read... the ending is just perfect... Petals that fall on A bloodied field, No fruit will they yield.
DiMino Avatar
March 21, 2022 at 5:06 AM
Hi Jennifer; I hear you...the world is in serious peril. But most of humanity is good, generous and caring...however, the 1% who push the buttons, pull the strings, can have insatiable appetites for power and wealth.
Cunningham Avatar
March 21, 2022 at 1:30 AM
Mankind will by his greed and thirst for power destroy the world. And the culprits judged in the next life. Hope you have a great week Jennifer. Tom
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