Darkness Wins

The cranking of machinery

in the distance can be heard

The sun is slightly darkened

by the wingspan of a bird

Something clatters

Something shatters

 

Mangy dogs and scrawny cats

fight each other for survival

A threadbare bum on the verge

of death, clinging to a bible

Minds wander

Minds ponder

 

Smog and smoke and fog and dust

cover the blue of the sky

Men, women, children wonder

ask the endless question why?

Darkness grins

Darkness wins

 

Reviews

[Flow~]

This reminds me of the last city I lived in and yes darkness has won there for sure. The picture you pen paints is descriptive and flowing. I like the visuals they seemed like the beginning of a good scary novel. Well done.

[Thanatos Darkraven]

I liked this. I particularly like the descriptiveness.

As I read it, I pictured the aftermath of a war and the destruction left behind. I particularly liked the last stanza. I often wonder if fighting is really the only way to solve things, and that let me know that I'm not the only one, lol.