Things I Have Seen

By Malcholm Dark

I have seen pillars of clouds
Spiraling columns upward 
Enigmas of purple and gray
Intense flashing, rolling thunder!


I have seen the wind curl in anger
Destruction unleashed
A howl of unrelenting death
Misery unbound!


I have seen the earth break open
Rolling and churning in disgust    
Cities crumble down 
Plumes of rolling dust!


I have seen rain turn to ice
Ice into fire-shafts
Harbingers of death
Piercing what they befell!


I have seen a cosmic shower
Swiftly hurling galactic rock
Parallel with the oceans
Whales gave way and cried!


I have seen the flash and bolt of the destroyer
My mortal self ripped into oblivion
And on that day I wept because...
there was so much I had not seen!


There comes a moment
A precipice of time.
Witness rejoice 
Our inevitable doom.


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Copyright 2010 Malcholm Dark
Published on Saturday, January 30, 2010.     Filed under: "Philosophical" and "Poetry"
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  • A former member wrote: "there was so much I had not seen!" however seen so much either! Thank you for such a large-scale drama. Pavel

  • A former member wrote: Eerything on Earth has a eventual end and though the legacy you leave behind might stay for half a century, it will evntually fade into eternity. I love this poem because it ties alot of my thoughts together and it shows me I am no the only one that thinks this way.

  • lupus tenebrae On Wednesday, May 19, 2010, lupus tenebrae (872)By person wrote:

    An impressive write, all of the elements culminating into one chaotic package, really gives off a sense of doom, well done Dark. Scholar

  • Kittykat On Tuesday, May 11, 2010, Kittykat (35)By person wrote:

    I search daily for new poems, I was so glad to come across this one, truly amazing, wow.

  • A former member wrote: dude you seriously are the man. thank you for writin it is inspiring and so f'in creative

  • A former member wrote: agreed. a truly breath taking poem. write on.

  • Wiccad On Thursday, February 11, 2010, Wiccad (125)By person wrote:

    Loved this, please write more.

  • A former member wrote: Um WOW! This kind of left me speechless. You spoke of wonders and disturbing truth. Bringing so many peices of art, sadness, and emotion....twisting them into the lovliness that is this poem. Something about it just really stuck with me. =)

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