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holos kaustos
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rusted speakers
atop a faded wooden pole
synthesized vocals
repeating & repeating
“this is not the endâ€
“this is not the endâ€
two naked children
a boy & girl
wrinkled, pruney skin
staring up at the night
“this is not the endâ€
“this is not the endâ€
stealth bombers miles high in the sky
the two children grasp hands
rain soaking them
wetting down their hair
& falling into their sockets
that are lacking eyes
robots marching in step
timed with the records skipping
dust on the vinyl
“this - not the endâ€
“this - not the endâ€
empty sockets full of water
the children look down
acid rain-tears gushing
robots marching closer
synthesized voice snaps & pops
“this is - the endâ€
“this is - the endâ€
the last two children
holding hands
looking back up with blind eyes
not seeing the bombs descending
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Copyright 2004 Brett Alan Coker
Published on Thursday, June 24, 2004.
Filed under:
"Poetry"
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On Wednesday, August 24, 2005, InsipidTouch
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wrote:
That's is really awesome. The whole 'this is not the end' thing throughout it is really neat.
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On Thursday, June 24, 2004, Anth
(1133) wrote:
incredible!!!!!the imagery of the two children,the eyes, the scenes, and the meanings im totally astounded, this is a fave for sure
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A former member wrote:
omg thats so sad!i really like this though great write
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