The Doomsday Clock Is Ticking

a metaphor- for the end of civilization the doomsday clock is ticking closer to midnight two minutes till the end of humanity the doomsday clock is ticking- ticking to irrevocable harm to the world a grab bag of threats that is growing threat of global war climate change destruction artificial intelligence the list goes on and on two minutes till the end of humanity the doomsday clock is ticking- the world is vulnerable the scientists say so they have been watching for years we are in trouble real trouble and I doubt anything can change our destiny we must be ready in our souls to meet the END I say- live for today cherish all the beauty in the world hold it close to your heart two minutes till the end of humanity the doomsday clock is ticking- is that all it would take to end it our world to become a speck of dust is this our new reality we are too late all our worries and sorrows will be gone things have been set in motion two minutes till the end of humanity the doomsday clock is ticking- ___________________________ February 8, 2018 Poetry/Free Verse/the doomsday clock is ticking Copyright Protected, ID 18- 9917-42-0 All Rights Reserved. Written Under Pseudonym. Written for the contest, The doomsday clock, 2 minutes to midnight, sponsor Emile Pinet Sixth Place