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City of Armageddon

By Peter Scott

I walk through the barren
Wasteland
Buildings, structures
Husks in the night
Granite scattered
Rebelling what it once was
Charred and dark
Cleansed of support
Relieved of responsibility
Alone
Yet somehow
Masterminding in the greater scheme
Continue as I walk
Structures drained
Fire spewing
Revealing what was
Concealed
Tumbling over
Chaos in a probable place
Altering forms
Defying architecture
Oh so beautiful
Looking north
Skies turn gray
Slapped by icy winds
My head turns down
For not of shame
Only tiredness
Long enough has it gone!
Treading through destruction
Arriving where it began
Over a cliff I gaze
Pit of engulfing darkness
With echo I ask:
“Where has the beauty Gone?²
My body goes limp
But then I see it
In my shadowy footprint
A rose lies still
Almost crushed
Hanging on to every ounce
Playing the light with soft hope
Ever so close I realize
The beauty was always there.

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