The World Above Me
Note: This poem is really special because it is a collaberation. Special thanks to Justin Connor.
In the perspective of a ten year old boy who has never seen the world above, who was born in an underground shelter after a nuclear holocaust.
8/13/12
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I have never known the world above me
Yet I have heard of its dark history
But in my mind, I wonder why
Humanity would destroy its own kind
Many have fought, many have died
Jaded by their violent pride
Slaughters and bombing destroyed them all
Leaving us to listen to their muffled cries
It brings tears to my eyes—
Why did they let each other die?
Will we rise from the ground and heal the world?
Or is it too late?
I guess I will never know why. . .
But there is something here that will always be—
Parents who love and protect me
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