Looking Up

It has struck midnight once before
It tolled the end of a terrible war
Fifty million of us were lost
Wars are waged with alarming cost

It warns us all through out the land
We fear the movement of its hand
There is no key to reset the wind
Its powered by our frightened mind

We guess at our fate and recall our birth
It reminds us of our singular earth
We have but one, one place to dwell
Put distance between that clock and its’ bell 

If ever those hands point towards the sky
Then ours must wave one last goodbye

10 Feb 18
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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Rodrigues Avatar
February 27, 2018 at 6:53 AM
Great! A vivid image in last two lines! Congratulations, Jerry!
Gauthier Avatar
February 26, 2018 at 10:36 AM
Well done, Jerry. Congrats on your win.
Dietrich Avatar
February 18, 2018 at 7:00 PM
wow, you did superbly with the prompt if this is the contest I think you are writing for. Awesome!!
Hackett Avatar
February 19, 2018 at 7:05 AM
Thanks and yes it is for the doomsday clock prompt, and ah but yours are always quietly better.
One Avatar
February 10, 2018 at 4:45 AM
Great poem Jerr...
Hackett Avatar
February 19, 2018 at 7:04 AM
Thank you.
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