
I write this to warn you. I write this to plead you.
I write to you what I see.
I see…
Her face faintly lined with dry tears,
Playing the memory of her baby
At her breast.
She had brought him into this world,
Amidst bloodshed and bombing
Outside the broken shelter.
I see…
Him growing up in this grimy rust,
A crumbing urban decay of life
To be rebuilt from scratch.
The moral compass of humanity shed,
Taken over by a lust for immortality
At the cost of a mutated body.
I see…
The perseverence of the expectant mothers,
Sole cradles preserving and continuing
The pure form of life.
A grim and desperate crusade to safety,
Sheer will and determination leading
The last war for civilization.
I see…
A mountain made of sacrifices and grit,
The rape of our Mother Earth that
Has been fiercely avenged.
The smoking lands now have tiny footfalls,
Playing with the brave new foliage
Sowing the hope of future.
I plead you to hold on to humanity. To warn you of the seduction of greed.
Your Future Self
I cheated here. The mutation, the greed and pregnant women being the last carriers of pure humanity was a dream I had a few weeks back (Yes, my dreams are mostly thriller/sci-fi). Grace at dVerse handed me the perfect prompt where we are writing how weird the future can be.
oh heck – so that was really a dream? tough… and scary… it is so important that we hold on to humanity but what i see is greed spreading more and more – we will reap the fruits in the future and we do now already…
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Yes. That dream was one of my most vivid. Shook me up a bit. Thank you for your insights!
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wow that was some dream…and a bit scary…maybe you received the warning you write about…it does have an interesting prophetic feel to it…and it is the sad state or our world….
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I like to take note of such dreams; building a collection here. Thank you Brian for commenting!
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Quite Touching. Nice poem, thanks for sharing. 🙂
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Thank you Amrit 🙂
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What a scary future we have to pass through before coming to that simple hope again. I hope for regrowing humanity before.
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I hope so too Bjorn. Thank you
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What fearsome dreams you have… a cautionary tale and an entreating poem with some power.
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I have had quite a few! Maybe a few more will find their way here.
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dreams hold meaning… hope this isn’t telling of the actual future… with all the tragedies going all, it’s not too far-fetched…
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I really hope we heed to the warning. Thank you for commenting!
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a dream but might turn into reality…let’s all pray for our mother earth…powerful lines…
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Thank you Sumana…
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I am scared of that vision yet are we listening and learning from our mistakes ~ I think we are just stubborn and too greedy ~ Thanks for participating & sharing ~
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I agree with you Grace!
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powerful dream! Greed will certainly not lead to anything good in the end.
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Oh yes! Thanks a lot Bryan
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the last stanza brought it home for me… this pain has continued through the centuries… somehow mankind puts it back together… with a little help from above
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Yes. There is always that shred of hope and humanity. Thank you for your comments!
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An amazing dream you had here. And how wise you were to find an opportunity to turn your dream into poetry. It seemed that the last part of the dream showed a positive future though….with the ‘brave new foliage.’ Oh that this would come to pass out of devastation.
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Thank you Mary… I think a few more will make their way here. Thank you for commenting!
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I am glad I do not have such frightful dreams. I am glad yours are vivivd enough to be put into powerful imagery and enjoyed the hopeful note at the end.
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Well, they are also entertaining at times *smiles* Thank you for your comment Gabriella!
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I like your sci-fi dream. It is full of suffering, but much hope. Your poem made me think of how I need to nurture, love and stregnthen my own humanity and how nature yearns to renew itself. Good write.
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I am glad you could connect! Thank you for the lovely comment.
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The warning is loud and clear….should we all wake up to a new world in which humanity is the priority!
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Loud and clear indeed Kathy!
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And so sad it is that some still today escape the ravages of human nature unscathed in brilliant light.. while there are so many who live in the war zones of human hate.. and this is earth.. already heaven and hell.. location.. location.. location.. rings for whomever the BELL TOLLS…
Perhaps one day.. there will be Love for all.. and no doubt that price will come with a tag.. that is never seen before..:)
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One day definitely. I am sure we still have hope, wisdom and optimism left in us. Thank you for sharing your thoughts!
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Interesting dream and it leaves me a bit uneasy as I sift through the vision.
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Yes, it does have an omnious feel to it.
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Excellent, powerful and important! I don’t think it’s cheating at all to use your dream. Thank you for sharing it, and fir the hopeful ending.
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Thank you so much JoAnne for reading and commenting. There is always a last shred of hope in life.
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However cheated the message is so clear and very well described. By the way, they say we dream what we already have inside us. So it’s not cheating it’s communicating and conveying. Well done!
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Thank you Neeraj for such an encouraging feedback!
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Very powerful!
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Thank you!
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