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Scorched Earth

I can feel this heartbeat, gentle rhythm deep 
under my feet, I can feel the blood seep… 

I keep it clean, I can feel the scorched earth weep, 
what have we done Dear God, this earth reeks… 

are the Kings playing for the throne
as the destruction is nigh, the media alight
I can feel this misplace holy war 
the suicidal tirade of adolescent apes...

Burning tribes living in turmoil 
long are the days on this fleeting earth 
the righteous are holy in immaculate rebirth 
only to find a cinder of ash, cold at last

A faltering distant earth, holy are days
scorched burnt black, as attrition’s warfare 
breaks this crust of a lost infinite earth...

I can feel it’s heartbeat, gentle rhythm creep 
inside my mind, I can feel the blood weep… 

I keep my thoughts intact
I can hear this scorched earth seep, 
        what have we done Dear God, this earth is bleak… 

An Orange King is enthroned, as the destruction is nigh
I can feel this misplace holy war the suicidal, high.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2022

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