when he left his land some years ago, things seemed that there could be

eventually peace on earth, with a world in harmony

but that is not what happened for those that were supposed to lead

failed those who had hoped for the best and quickly turned to greed

a greed that sucked the life out of every little thing

but not at their expense mind you, for each leader acted as if he were king

how much could they take from those, who cared before they became the wiser?

to really know those kings for what they were and that was no good, dirty liars

then after there was nothing left in the land they were charged to keep

they began destroying others ‘til the whole world began to weep

and eventually there was nothing on a world that once did thrive

for now all was barren and all that lived had died

so looking back in disbelief the pilot shook his head

wondering if there could ever be life among the dead

but that would never happen because those kings made it so

to where nothing would ever live again, much less ever grow

then the pilot turned away and put his craft in gear

and accelerated past what would be warp 10 to try to escape his fear

how man could be so stupid and look others in the eye

only to know they were charging towards Armageddon and that every one would die

 johnny holloway

19 November 2003

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