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FUKUSHIMA, OCEAN EXPOSURE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4eGzS0eYuo FUKUSHIMA RADIATION IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFPEY-r9QQY "Abandoned Cities" Empty sentries standing firm Vacant windows glistening they sit with Poe, Van Gough and Edvard Munch all broken waiting patiently ears open, silent screams, nothing spoken empty library of learning, all that is beauty and wisdom burning burnt out shells, End of the World Life has ended, the story turning Streets lie clean virgin keen and straining Ghosts soldiers watch on whispering madness march soliloquy training Bones white powder where they fell skin melted radiation shadows imbed the walls Enforced concrete couldn't stop there fall, chemical poison reigns from clouds back onto factory floors Genocide stargates oxygen swallows no birds fly here no buzzing flies appear HAARP strings no longer playing God's orchestral trumpets in the raped atmosphere Dust demons dance down cold concrete roads, not air as we know it, gaseous after blast winds shattered windows Dark is the watchtower, farewell no night, diamonds are dimmed no chirping crickets no croaking toads no swarming locusts in flight Haunting echoes whispering something’s wrong no children dreaming Mother is forgotten her soul is gone,Earth is quiet no longer screaming Gas masked Vampires lying dead supine suck the life out of memory Ropes hanging from rafters inviting swinging in lost time solemn shadows dance a polka on the floor no reason nor rhyme in the Land of the Bottomless Well, Orwell’s ode has gone straight to hell Grey beehives make no honey poisonous Oceans do not swell Butterflies aren't free no life no trees Abandoned Cities mute is money Listen, silence is golden, Woolf is no longer running (Lovejoy-Burton/Feb 2018) "Right Where It Belongs, NIN" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXSkfTedVb0 2. Junko's Story http://www.sbs.com.au/hiroshima/ 3. The Aftermath of Nuclear War https://www.buzzfeed.com/gabrielsanchez/the-devastating-and-apocalyptic-aftermath-of-a-nuclear?utm_term=.mdlG2Gb9Q#.rh1ARA1BK 4. Fukushima http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/fukushima-nuclear-disaster-radiation-lethal-levels-leak-japan-tsunami-tokyo-electric-power-company-a8190981.html 5. Chernobyl https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/life/663591/Nuclear-disaster-ghost-town-Chernobyl-abandoned 6. HAARP https://www.globalresearch.ca/haarp-secret-weapon-used-for-weather-modification-electromagnetic-warfare/20407 7. Chemtrails Conspiracy https://topdocumentaryfilms.com/what-in-the-world-are-they-spraying/ 8. https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/pm-turnbull-warns-of-dangerous-times/ar-BBJLJfO?li=AAgfYrC&ocid=mailsignout

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Muhammad Imtiaz

Date: 3/19/2018 2:42:00 AM

Hi LLB You are infact correctly watching the whole drama on the stage of the world. The world is going into chaos. The wars and chaos are not going to stopp. Your eyes are not normal eyes , they are full of wisdom. I also hope that this corruption must stop. But i also believe in Armageddon as you also mentioned about it in some other of your poems. The Armageddon is inevitable. We need the return of Jesus Christ in order to restore peace. Thanks

Poet Tacito

Date: 2/22/2018 2:29:00 PM

Ridiculously powerful! I worry for Mother Earth. Yet, there is still hope...

Leanne Lovejoy-Burton
Date: 2/22/2018 5:01:00 PM

Scary stuff Drake. Let's hope it is not too late to save ... all.

Leanne Lovejoy-Burton

Date: 2/17/2018 1:55:00 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScFBqyAN8Bw

Leanne Lovejoy-Burton

Date: 2/14/2018 5:09:00 PM

Ten Years After, "I' d Love To Change The World". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7-8sCLWwLk

Leanne Lovejoy-Burton
Date: 2/17/2018 1:48:00 AM

Intelligence and "TRUE Truth" collaboration could lead this world to a better platform to deliver solutions for a better world and a safer environment for our children and the destiny of those who follow behind our children. This choice of music discovered after a conversation with my friend on the other side of the ocean, a lion of truth delivery in superior machine gun execution, Freddie Robinson Jnr. I would like to believe there is salvation for our Anthropcene Age. I have no interest, nor TIME for complacency. Social Media, the arts and culture, believe it or not .... in this day and age, our current time - holds prominence in reaching out to and moving the common man to stand up and make things ... HAPPEN, in the positive. BELIEVE.

Freddie Robinson Jr.

Date: 2/14/2018 2:34:00 PM

Very powerful poem, Leanne! Your apocalyptic imagery is beautifully terrifying. Such a grand extinction opus. A poetic masterpiece w/o a doubt. An instant classic fave for sure. A supernova bright write. I hope mankind takes heed. Love and peace always.

Leanne Lovejoy-Burton
Date: 2/14/2018 4:46:00 PM

I'm beginning to wonder at 2 minutes to midnight, whether it is too late for mankind. Thanks Freddie.

John Hamilton

Date: 2/12/2018 9:20:00 AM

Very thought provoking write Leanne, does have an apocalyptic feel, in response to your comment, you may be referencing Lucifer or the shining one, although that name does not appear in the original texts some translations use shining one as a name not a title. Satan is also referred to as an angel of light, but it's clear that is his disguise, not his true essence.

Leanne Lovejoy-Burton
Date: 2/14/2018 4:45:00 PM

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morning_Star

Leanne Lovejoy-Burton
Date: 2/12/2018 2:29:00 PM

I think that Book is incredibly interesting, but it does have a lot of passages that are misleading or can be construed out of context. I thought Lucifer was Satan...in any event, The Morning Star is Venus and I wonder where that all leads to...prophetically though, the way our world is at present all aligns with the last chapter, Revelations and that my friend, gives one pause to think and hold grave concern. We are at two minutes to midnight and the clock is ticking, the writing is on everything. July's comment below taken on board.

Frederic Parker

Date: 2/11/2018 9:41:00 PM

we'll only damage life forms the Earth not so much, between the Russian volcanic traps and earthquakes, meteors crashing into seas, acid rains, ice ages...all we'll do is destroy ourselves, maybe already have a couple of times over, no we don't fear to destroy Earth we fear destroying ourselves....but not as much as our love for power and greed

Leanne Lovejoy-Burton
Date: 2/11/2018 10:26:00 PM

I think the Earth is being killed with the testing of Atomic bombs and spillage into the atmosphere and oceans. The creatures of our world are dying mass deaths in ever increasing numbers. You are correct though Frederic, on destroying ourselves through power and greed - add in ignorance and complacency.

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 2/11/2018 7:28:00 PM

Tremendous imagery and poignant topic.

Leanne Lovejoy-Burton
Date: 2/11/2018 8:26:00 PM

Scary stuff. Thanks for taking the time to read Richard.

James Swartz

Date: 2/11/2018 7:09:00 AM

"Genocide stargates oxygen swallows no birds fly here" ! I love that line! A great poem about the abuse of power man continually displays.

Leanne Lovejoy-Burton
Date: 2/11/2018 1:27:00 PM

I wonder where this is all going James. On one side you have the science on the other you have the prophecies. I hope we never see it.