Tom Cunningham Poet Rhyme

The Doomsday Clock - 2- Minutes To Midnight

You go about your daily life,  but do you even care ?
That one day you will wake up and your earth's not there
And what I'm about to tell you may come as quite a shock
But it's only two minutes to midnight on the Doomsday clock.

In nineteen forty seven the worlds scientists did all agree
To create some sort of symbol to show the end of humanity
So an imaginary clock was made for all of us to see
And when the clock chimes midnight, it's the end for you and me .

We're in the nuclear age now with climate change as well
And some of our world leaders are ringing our death knell
When they test their nuclear bombs the big hand starts to move
What in the name of God I ask, are they all trying to prove.

There won't be any winners, we'll all cease to exist
All of us will be vaporised in a cloud of nuclear mist
The ozone layer, the Artic ice and the forest's too
Are all slowly being eroded, but what can we all do.

Well you can vote for people, that can help mankind survive
And if they get in then there's a chance, we'll get out of this alive
There is still some time though with two whole minutes to go
But please don't say you weren't warned or that you didn't know.



Written on February 4th 2018.

( Entered into , The Doomsday Clock 2 Minutes To Midnight, poetry competition and sponsored by Emile Pinet.)

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Emilia James December 7, 2020 at 4:49 AM And still people are not listening. I think we are at a very close point now that some of the damage cannot be reversed. Emilia : ) Tom Cunningham December 7, 2020 at 7:54 AM Thank you Emilia, sadly when they realise they've gone to far it will be too late. Tom

Ralph Sergi February 28, 2018 at 6:22 PM I was in awe of you eventful poem, Tom. Congratulations! Tom Cunningham February 28, 2018 at 8:19 PM Thank you Ralph, I'm glad you enjoyed it. Tom

Kim Rodrigues February 27, 2018 at 6:45 AM Excellent write my friend! Congratulations! Tom Cunningham February 27, 2018 at 9:14 AM Thank you Kim.

Jan Allison February 26, 2018 at 1:38 PM Dropping back with my congratulations on your win :-) hugs Jan xx Tom Cunningham February 26, 2018 at 2:09 PM Thanks so much Jan, no ones more surprised than me.I just hope the big hand hasn't moved any more in the meantime. Tom.

Roy Pett February 26, 2018 at 1:17 PM Congratulations on your well deserved win Tom with your well written poem. :)) Tom Cunningham February 26, 2018 at 2:05 PM Thanks very much Roy. Tom

Rachel Fawcett February 26, 2018 at 10:59 AM Congratulations on your well deserved win Tom Cunningham February 26, 2018 at 11:32 AM Thank you Rachel. Tom

Line Gauthier February 26, 2018 at 10:20 AM Tom, this poem is witty and flows like honey. The wit and rhythm are totally delightful. Superbly done. Congrats on your most deserved win. Tom Cunningham February 26, 2018 at 10:47 AM Thank you Line, came as a bit of a shock to be honest. Tom

Eve Roper February 11, 2018 at 11:21 AM This is great write, Tom, way, way, better than mine. Good luck in the contest... Hugs Eve Tom Cunningham February 11, 2018 at 1:13 PM Thank you Eve, I was picturing the imagery in your poem, waiting with your loved one, such a frightening thought,God forbid it ever happens but with the state of the world and crackpot leaders,who knows.Good luck to you too in the contest,Let's hope the big hand doesn't move in the meantime or we'll all have to redo them.lol. Regards Tom.

Cheryl Hoffman February 5, 2018 at 8:53 PM An awesome write for the contest Tom; my family does our part by recycling paper and plastic garbage…just pray and hope we don't get vaporized in the meantime! Good luck in the contest!~Che :) Tom Cunningham February 5, 2018 at 10:26 PM Thank you Chery, Thankfully most of us do our bit now and its something I think should be taught in schools so its encouraged as normal behaviour, I remember refrigerator's became harmful emitting gases that damaged the ozone, our governments must have known for years, and what else are they keeping from us.Scary stuff.God forbid that it ever happens but hopefully we won't know anything about it. Regards Tom.

Amy Sell February 5, 2018 at 8:27 PM I am afraid to live in California because of this kind of thing - the ground could just open up beneath me! I try not to think about this kind of disaster too much, but I do have nightmares about it. Tom Cunningham February 5, 2018 at 10:38 PM Sadly its a grey cloud that we live under now Amy. It is worrying with countries arming themselves to the teeth and wouldn't hesitate to press the button.Man has got too clever for his own good.And they argue that we need to be able to defend ourselves ,but there wouldn't be anything left to defend,we'd all be losers. Regards Tom

Richard Lamoureux February 5, 2018 at 11:57 AM Sadly we are all conspirators in the hastening of our demise. We have been around roe a relatively short period of time and have done significant damage. Well expressed my friend. Tom Cunningham February 5, 2018 at 12:10 PM Thank you Richard, and yes you're right we have all contributed in some way. Our house keeping leaves a lot to be desired. Regards Tom.

Jan Allison February 5, 2018 at 10:14 AM Bravo Tom - its heartbreaking to see what is happening to our world, your final stanza sure strikes a chord. Good luck in the contest this should be on the winners list its excellent:-) hugs jan xx Tom Cunningham February 5, 2018 at 10:49 AM Thank you very much Jan, It is heartbteaking and what a mess to leave for future generations. That's if there are any. Regards Tom

Mick Talbot February 5, 2018 at 7:59 AM Bravo Tom! I have been putting that information out there for years. Even tackled my local council on habitat mismanagement. Sought advice from professional Naturalists, and basically, all I ever got was, 'Your scaremongering''. Well now big names are shouting, Hawkings, Attenborough, Pakham, just to mention a few, there are many more throughout the world who are putting it out there. Plastics, I brought that topic up at health & safety seminar, not on the now current problem,(run out of space)! Tom Cunningham February 5, 2018 at 9:50 AM Thank you Mick, Man has certainly made a mess of things. And everyone is good at blaming someone else and then looking the other way ,not my problem is what you often hear, and all the big names raising the issues ,I just hope the world stops and listens to them.The world is full of greed, corruption and power grabbing. God help mankind. Regards Tom. Mick Talbot February 5, 2018 at 9:05 AM PS Seriously GOODLUCK in the contest! Mick Talbot February 5, 2018 at 8:37 AM but on the toxins that leach out into our plastic wrapped food produce. Research at the time had proven that certain chemicals were causing sterility in humans, not even a whisper about it nowadays, another 'LITTLE' thing brushed under the proverbial (governmental, business), carpet/s. No doubt there is much we laymen have no clue about UNTIL the gov/business is caught out! It is like they know that a road is dangerous but they wait until someone/s is/are killed. Like the present, we are all trying to shut the door, after the event, (If Prof. S. Hawkins is correct we have but 600 years to make things right, (599 now), or 1 minute 59 seconds. In spacetime reality that is less than a nano part of a second to put what's right! ANON, hopefully. Mick

Silent One February 5, 2018 at 5:50 AM Great poem Tom, the way humans are carrying on with disregard to what is best for our planet, it will be of no surprise such a day comes.. Especially as there are some crazy world leaders with nuclear weapons they are not afraid to use... Good luck in the contest.. Tom Cunningham February 5, 2018 at 7:54 AM Thank you S.O., I couldn't agree with you more, It's heartbraking what you see sometimes and all the waste dumped in the world's oceans, the latest concern being plastic bags. Just hope mankind gets his act together before its too late. Regards Tom