There's Still Time

There will be a gentle calm before the mighty storm. There will be total silence before someone blows the horn. 20 seconds flew by as the rivers all run dry; 100 seconds to go. The clock is ticking at a fiercely steady pace and will cease, come midnight. It seems the moon and stars have gotten word that mankind has seen the light. Peace accords have been agreed upon and signed; all is calm, quiet and still. The United Nations and The big Five now realize there's no more need to kill. 30 seconds rushed by as the oceans and seas came ashore; 70 seconds more. For the last three and a half years, all the world has become one big lovely place. All debts have been forgiven and legal obligations are null, void, and all erased. Sins against humanity and crimes against the state are no longer held accountable. Great leaders have struck a harmonious tune of goodwill that's absolutely unbelievable. 40 seconds flew by as the fires consumed the forest; 30 seconds and counting down. But the happy citizens of the world have failed to realize that the sun has set and it's too late. The clock has always been ticking, alarms have been warning us of a destiny mankind can't navigate. Now, it's just a 'matter of time', 30 seconds more to be exact, and time as we know it will tick its last. The true colors of everyone will surface, and all entities as we know them will become a thing of the past. 30 seconds of human horror, madness, and terror jetted into oblivion; and time stood still. 02062018PS Contest, The Doomsday Clock, 2 Minutes to Midnight; 3rd. Place "There was silence in heaven for about half an hour" Revelations 8:1