Death Cloud
She said she hoped for peace for all mankind,
Made possible by man’s deep-down good will,
And sorrowed when I told her she was blind
To man’s inborn desire to maim and kill.
One universe united under one large law:
Her dream, and dream of countless men before
Who looked at life and made believe they saw
Beyond man’s greed and lust for gore.
Besides, world law meant world police and fear,
I told her gently, and she hated me
For hinting her utopia would not appear.
For checks and balances on law brings liberty--
But still at least we both agreed to dread
The poison mushroom looming overhead.
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