The Elements
Out of the darkness and chaos had come order
From the swirling dust clouds of the heavens
From the violence of supernova remains
All seemed to make sense on a blue sphere
That swung round in an orbit safe from a sun
That also drove a pattern of life that evolved
Now the sky is fog-darkened above a glow
Where the blazing earth is slowly destroyed
Chaos has returned nature is bleeding in death
Ashes now swirl in heavens high above
Embers wreaking havoc wherever they land
Descending to end a life upon charred soil
We flee the devil we created for ourselves
Winds thundering through canyons unchecked
Driving all before a great wall of flames
Constellations no longer seen in night skies
Though the sound of terror still remains
In an inferno created by humankind
Do you believe this to be seeded by a deity
That the fire is but a ritual of punishment
Or has this force been ignited by ourselves
Water where art thou in this need
The rage of tempest brings only flames
The patterns of a thousand years stained
Humans in ignorance declared themselves gods
Their filth and greed had become the divine
Now nature declares you will not rule
There is no great image above the clouds
Ready to offer you a life in some paradise
There are only flames coming to claim
Copyright: David Hopcroft January 2025
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