Poisonous Cloud

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The air is thick with a poisonous cloud

A deadly mist that hangs like a shroud

Silent and unseen, it creeps and crawls

Enveloping everything, it slowly falls

No warning, no sound, it comes in stealth

A toxic breath that takes away all health

Its tendrils reach far and wide

A deadly blanket, it spreads with pride

The sky once clear, now tainted and dark

The poison spreads, leaving its mark

The birds fall silent, the flowers wilt

The once lush land, now barren and built

No one can escape its deadly grasp

The poison cloud, it takes a mighty class

From the tallest trees to the smallest creatures

All fall victim to its deadly features

The rivers run dry, the earth turns brown

The poison cloud, it wears the crown

Of destruction and death, it reigns supreme

A silent killer, a deadly scheme

No antidote can cure its deadly sting

For it's a creation of man, a terrible thing

A product of greed, of power and wealth

A poisonous cloud, a creation of self

But even in the midst of this deadly plague

There's a glimmer of hope, a single ray

For Mother Nature, she always finds a way

To heal and cleanse, to restore and pray

And so, the dark cloud begins to fade

As the poison slowly starts to degrade

The sun shines through, the birds start to sing

As life returns, to everything

But the memory remains, a warning to all

Of the poison cloud, its deadly call

For if we don't change our ways, our fate is sealed

And the Earth, it will forever yield.




Authorship by Mr. Dashaun Rashod Snipes

©️ Mr. Dashaun Rashod Snipes

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Written on July 21, 2024

Submitted by dashauns.10266 on August 22, 2024

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