A Cataclysmic Catastrophe

Imagine a world with
No children laughing
No breeze blowing
No sun glowing

Imagine a world with
Murderous demands
Answered commands
Blood tainted lands

Imagine a world
Hungry for the souls
Of the innocent
Rejoicing in the ways
Of the ignorant

A world thirsty for
The spirit of the good
Assurance that they would
Forever be misunderstood

Navigating unfamiliar pathways
Mirthless offspring recall
Worthless tales of yesterday
Attempting to forget it all

Freezing rains
Empty playgrounds
Blackened chains
Desolate towns

Pallid skies
Unheard cries
Hollow eyes
No compromise

Crimson gore streams
Without restraint
Undeterred by futile screams
Which forever resonate

Stealing
Killing
Smashing
Burning

This world is hurdling
Toward a dark
And gloomy
Unhappy ending

No one is safe from this uncertainty
Very few have the will to survive
This treacherous journey
They embark to stay alive

Tonight I'm here to inform you
Of this cataclysmic catastrophe
Now it's up to fate
Whether you live to see another day