Apocalypse / AshesOct 11 '09 Write an essay on this topic.The Bottom Line -------------- A lush garden valley A thriving metropolis A small country town The location doesn't matter Before breakfast During the hunt Every minute of every day The timing doesn't matter A boss A little-known acquaintence A bully These people don't matter The warnings The signs Something in the wind.... .... or maybe there's nothing.... But it comes anyway In some places, it comes hard It comes fast It comes strong It destroys everything it touches in one foul swoop In other places, it destroys slowly It eats away slowly and methodically Taking it's time, it seems to be enjoying this How it destroys, That doesn't matter The destruction is still there, Still devastating. Not everyone can see it Only the enlightened few Maybe they know what they're looking for Maybe they've seen this before Maybe they just feel this more strongly than others. That doesn't matter, It will do it's damndest to take them down too Sometimes, It wil succeed But It cannot destroy everyone One person, maybe more, can always stand up They will take whatever It can throw at them, And say, "You will not get me. Even if I fall, I refuse to stay down." And they do fall. Eventually, they too are reduced to nothing. But then a miracle happens. "Nothing" begins to glow. A fiery bird, the mythical phoenix, rises from the ashes As it flies, it turns to look at what remains. In the midst of what is now a barren wasteland, more phoenixs begin to form The birds ascend deep into the sky, stronger, more powerful beings than would ever have become if not for It In the wasteland, a lone seed begins to sprout  |
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