Acid Rain

AL17

A gray cloud rises

from chimneys

And wraps the sky

Like an unworthy veil

Concealing the beauty

of a bride

 

Fires of brazen indiscretion

Burn her gorgeous blue,

As it melts into puddles of water

That pour down on our lands,

In gloomy showers

 

And each teardrop

Poisons wild creatures

And the mother that nourished them

Who hoped for something much sweeter

Much kinder

Than acid.

 

  • Author: AL17 (Offline Offline)
  • Published: June 26th, 2022 03:22
  • Category: Unclassified
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Comments3

  • tallisman

    That’s…extraordinary. Well described and versed…

    • AL17

      thank you so much Tallisman 🙂

    • dusk arising

      Such a tender vehicle you have created to carry our message.

      Beautiful writing which I would like to add to my favourites and re-read many times.

      • AL17

        Thank you so much dusk, means so much

      • Paul Bell

        It's nice to know the world is killing us slowly. At some point in time, the animals will laugh at our demise.



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