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One Second to Midnight
The end has come, for both you and I
Only one second until Midnight
Why do the mistakes of other men
Have to cause our sweet romance to end?
A world in peril, from lust and greed
Just one more minute, is all I need
When the Clock strikes Twelve, we’ll all be gone
And now I pray to not live that long
But I could never leave you, my dear
When Midnight arrives, I want you near
Men in suits scatter, as they hurry
Lying to themselves, to not worry
But all their actions are in vain;
The Clock has started a New Day
Skies across the globe are alight
With the burning flames of Midnight
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This poem depicts the emotions of a man in a world not so distant as the Doomsday Clock strikes midnight, signaling a catastrophic nuclear exchange that has ended the world. It is somewhat of a love-poem, and a warning to mankind that at only ninety-seconds until midnight, we are not all that far off from extinction.