Lost Deities

A gigantic statue of  Buddha
slowly melts in a city’s outskirts in Thailand.

Lady Liberty slowly drowns into the Atlantic,
as New Yorkers writhe in terror.

Gods’ heads in the Easter Islands roll away
like marbles into the ocean.

Man’s history has been erased,
after destroying symbols that immortalized
his rich, historic past.

Gigantic, flaming mushrooms have carried
man’s history with them….
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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Onclaud Avatar
October 21, 2016 at 11:49 AM
saddened by the slow destruction of the world's hallmarks, teddy.. this a forceful work!..huggs
Kimathi Avatar
October 22, 2016 at 5:11 PM
I wrote this piece to portray the true image of a nuclear holocaust, God forbid!! We have the power to avoid this at present, and in the future.... Thanks for your comment, Nette!! *^_^*
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