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One Second to Midnight

June 14, 2024
By King_KDA ELITE, Burlington, Washington
King_KDA ELITE, Burlington, Washington
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Favorite Quote:
"Numquam finitur, donec vita finiatur."<br /> - K. D'Angelo Alexander


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


The author's comments:

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.


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