Utopia Lost
We found this planet
Third from the sun
And knew without doubt
This was the one
We built a culture and
A civilization so pure
Everything was possible
Everything was sure
Diseases were non-existent
Quality of life was long
No one here died of germs
To be denied a cure was wrong
Giant crystals stored energy
Gathered from the sun
Fossil fuels were never used
From the earth were not wrung
From within came the destroyers
Close to our souls
Greed was their motivator
Power was their goal
Appealing to them was futile
For compassion there was no room
Turning crystals and lasers to tools of war
Spelled our ultimate doom
An accidental miscalculation
Split the continent apart
Sinking slowly beneath the waves
Which left not a mark.
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