........ demons ........

hourglass sifts gently, from day to night
visions lost 'till darkness 'now' take flight

cry of the gulls, echo man on the run
seas far too rough, and ships overcome

greed and corruption, ship sails quite rudderless
slogans and fanfare, the futures quite hopeless

jauntily pose, with treaties and handshakes
ice caps recede, and too many earthquakes

blindly rush on, to the sales at the malls
to buy one more trophy, before civilization falls

don’t see the end, ‘till the end comes to call
but when the end comes calling, stillness falls

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