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yes, i may soon be dead.

December 18, 2009
By jackinthebox GOLD, Belle Fourche, South Dakota
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"There must be security for all, or no one is secure. Now, this does not mean giving up any freedom, except the freedom to act irresponsibly." - Klaatu, The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

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Mother Earth is dying,
her tears are flowing out
a molten, liquid red.

As a few gather around her,
the most she can answer is,
"Yes, I may soon be dead."

© Emma C., Gardner, MA

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I guess there's no time for morality.
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