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Atomic Cloud
I see an atomic cloud
Coming from the ground to the sky
Bringing sudden destruction
To many who would die
I see shadows of people on the walls
Even though the people are not there
They have all turned to dust
But their shadows remain on walls so bare
I see the children living today after the bombs
I see them trying to find a way
To golden happiness
I see them looking for lost hope each day
But making money
And working so hard night and day
Cannot take away the pain
Of disillusioned minds held at bay
By the lie called “The good life…”
I see the masses riding
The trains of crowded confusion
I see the young people crying
In the midst of delusion
Because cars and pleasures and movies
Never give you the whole story
And the children know the truth
And they don’t see the glory
Of sparkling emptiness and dark sunshine
I see the children
Who have come to the end of the rainbow dream
And found nothing but the cold and empty
As they listen to their parents scream
At them, at the world, at the walls in the dark
I can feel the life draining away
From the children who are growing up
Who cannot see a sunny day
In their future…
And to each one bent on self-destruction I say:
You are thinking of taking your life
You’re planning a way to end everything
Your dreams have turned to dust
And there is no song for you to sing
That anyone will listen to
The bombs have been dropped on your life
You don’t fit in and no one understands
You feel abandoned and that there is no way out
You can’t meet everyone’s demands
And no one knows what you are about…
But I’m here to say that your desire
For self destruction
Is only from a lack of understanding
And a lack of information
There are things that you’ve missed
In your quest for the fire
That burns in a heart that is unstoppable
That lights your way to a better day
And leads you away from a liar
Who tells you that what you own
Gives you what you need
Who tells you the door to life
Is purchased with greed
And money that is only paper…
The clouds are so thick and heavy now
I see the shadows of the children on the wall
And only their shadows remain
But I can still hear their voices call
To anyone who will listen
Kids in the streets fighting, raging, lying down
Kids that you meet from the concrete beds
Kids looking for something to eat
Believing the lies in their heads
Just like everyone else who believes what is said
But never finds what the world promises
At the end of the rainbow.
I feel the pain of all the dark worlds
That the children live in every day
I feel the cries of those who want to end their life
As at death’s door they play
If you are one of those who cannot go on
Please listen to these poems
Please take time and quiet your mind
Please listen....
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