Codename: Communication Apocalypse

NOTE: This has nothing to do with the end of the world, far from it. Cause I don't believe that is happening.

 

Gravity kills

the astronaut’s soul

while making the alien’s heart race.

 

Stars become a hallucination;

Mother Earth a broken mirror.

 

Satellite transmissions

corral freedom of speech

causing the cloudy sky

to drown out

rational replies.

 

Oxygen no longer an element

but rather a chemical.

 

The sun now cowers

behind the moon’s reflection

knowing the planet’s core

is hotter than her surface.

Author's Note

NOTE: This has nothing to do with the end of the world, far from it. Cause I don't believe that is happening.

Reviews

[emmajoy]

Out there is altering .. form is deforming .. life on earth, around earth is changing .. and maybe, though not said in your poem, we should be afraid.
Not sure if that's what you're saying with this powerful poem, but it's how i understand it .. if wrong, apologies.

[Androglossia]

Some of us would only like to hear what they wanna hear, would only like to see what they wanna see, would like to read what they wanna know. And for the worse, some of us would rather not speak at all. Freedom has since become a distant dream. This is genius. I liked this.

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

Thank so much for the review and your thoughts.

[Androglossia]

You're very welcome!

[Tree]

A good poem that provides a different perspective on how we see our home, the blue marble. I recently saw the first season of Through The Worm Hole narrated by Morgan Freeman, and that should be required viewing for everyone. If more people understood just how big how remarkable our universe is, and how unique our mother ship is, maybe we'd take it a little easier on each other. Thanks for reposting this Dale, and giving those who haven't read this an opportunity to do so.

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

Thank you sir for sharing that wisdom.

[SHEEMA HUQ]

nice to find you floating somewhere in space, very nice writing

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

Thank you very much.

[An owl on the moon]

What a powerful melody plays through these often haunting visions.. tones and shades in coolest hues. What plays through mingles science and sacred...

[MuSe Ampoule]

I definitely didn't read this as meaning the apocalypse, but more how the mundane things surrounding us have a tendency of suffocating us, stealing our dreams. Great turn of phrases: "Gravity kills
the astronaut’s soul" and
"Oxygen no longer an element
but rather a chemical."

[Phibby Venable]

like the pic of mother earth as a broken reflecting back to us her injuries.
very sharp writing!

[SpokenWord]

I think is how another world would see us as we behave in one way and say we believe in another way. Great write Cowboy!

[Rossen]

This is refreshing and out of this world..
I often think about if you were to leave earth,
you would find out how perfect it is..

thanks for the earthbound transmission, 100/100

Rossen

[Tina Kline]

This sounds like to me Global Warming believers trying to scare people into believing that man made global warming is going to kill the planet sometime in the far away future to get their agenda of control and wealth distribution pushed into becoming law now. I really like the poem even if its no where near being about that. It really is a good poem!

[Ladysue]

very powerful writing...that first verse is such a great opener...wow, read it a few times..this is so thought provoking...