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The Vengeant Growth
by Elizabeth H. Smith
Sleep disturbed by restless growth
She rises from below.
Giving rule to concrete fields,
Planting seed in tainted ground;
Great power in ancient hands
Released with vengeant fury.
Gnawing vermin washed away
In a sea of newfound green.
Life brings death;
Death brings life.
The titan tree takes a stand,
Tall above machines.
Those that can’t adapt,
Retreat.
Those who thrive,
Shall have embraced
The will of Her return.
Those who die
Rot
In artificial caves.
Unremembered,
Time will make them dust.
They’ll be born anew,
Aware of light,
And follow without question.
Servants forever
Under Her direction.
Fiction © Copyright Elizabeth H. Smith
Image courtesy of Pixabay.com
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They’re shambling toward you, feet dragging on the broken roadway. Arms outstretched, faces slack, they move as if they’re tracking your scent on the wind. You want to run, but you know there’s nowhere to hide.
Aware of their insatiable hunger, fear paralyzes you. These things were once human, people someone loved. Is there anything left inside them – some sliver of humanity that may save you from this nightmare? Your mind doesn’t want to accept the inevitable, a single thought consumes you: what are they thinking?
With your chance of escape dwindling, you snap out of it and run like hell knowing there is little to no hope; fate is coming for you. Soon you will see what they see Through Clouded Eyes…
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Intriguing, sinister and terrific.
What a lovely poem! I enjoyed this.