The End

the end of the world, or at least my imagination's view of it

I step outside into the last day of my life
With no comprehension of the possible end of time

People scurry like ants across the roads
Carrying all their different loads

The wind chills me like I've been locked into a freezer
I hear people screaming - the end is growing near

I stare up at the clouds, they stare back at me
Their black eyes ready to take all that is

Burnt grass fields stretch as far as I can see
Destruction in the making, sculptures of debris

All that is left on earth of light
Is an electrifying spark of death without a fight

The only rain to dance and sing in
Is the tears in which our world is flooding

I cannot hide, I cannot escape
The end has made a million dollar deal with fate

Reviews

[Akshita]

Finally I read a poem on the end of the world...I wanted to read it from a while....it's really good....though I would have preferred if it had been more descriptive....but it's still really good...awesome work :-)

[The Nameless]

Hm... yeah, I suppose I should have. Now that I've read it after what you said.
I suppose it's hard to know what the readers are seeing, since you already see the picture complete in your mind.
But thanks for picking that up though =D

[Akshita]

That's the thing...it's really hard to know if the readers perceived the poem as you wanted them to or not...I guess you can just hope for the best :P

[Michael Kevin Spencer]

Very nice! you know I do like the topic! I revisited recently the movie the Matrix lol and it brought me back to my sci-fi worries about humanity.

Do you like science fiction and do you think global warming will be a serious problem?

[The Nameless]

Well, it depends on what type of science fiction.
I really liked Matrix and its unique view that completely blew my mind, but I'm not a Back To The Future fan - it just seems a bit cliche and unrealistic.

Global warming? I am well aware of its implications and have felt its effects - we've had temperatures higher than we've had in a long time and last year it snowed here in my neighbourhood in Africa for the first time in very long.
Though I am rather a bit more concerned about water pollution and food - as humans, we might still be able to take the extreme temperatures, but if we don't have clean food and water, there's no way we can survive.
Of course, global warming is connected to the food in a way...

Thanks for the review =D