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Post Consumer
by Angela Yuriko Smith
Repentance
came too late.
Death had passed…
kissing blistered skin
hushing pained cries
soothing all the pains
with forever sleep.
We slipped beneath
the acrid smog, smoke
and smelters to dream of
greener places and no
tumors in the morning…
…because there are no
mornings—not for us.
We were laid to waste
by our waste. The apocalypse
was not fire and brimstone
singing angels and flaming sword.
It was slow, seeping death
sinking into the pores, spores
of progress propelling us
and expelling us.
Consumers gone
post-consumer
because repentance
came too late.
Fiction © Copyright Angela Yuriko Smith
Image courtesy of Pixabay.com
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A fantastic and chilling poem.
We must continue to champion the need to stop pollution and focus on saving our precious planet! Good one for the cause, Angela!
A Sombre response to a tragic situation – well-said, sadly.
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