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Once there was a World

December 12, 2014
By Anonymous

Once there was a world.
A world so beautiful a picture could not even capture its beauty.
All of the rolling fields, endless rivers, and great mountains.
Once there was a world.
A world that was pure and full of many breathtaking things.
Now there is a world.
A world that has been stripped of its beauty.
Now there is a world.
That has been polluted and can take your breath away.

Let there be rain.
Rain that will wash away all of our impurities.
Let there be light.
Light that will shine only on the good in the world.
Let the sun rise.
To awaken us of our thoughtlessness.
Let the people see.
The damage we have done.
Let the people see.
The good we can do.
Let the world see.
The impact we can have.

Once there was a world.
A world inhabited with fascinating creatures.
Once there was a world.
A world possessing so many spectacular things .
Now there is a world.
A world where we strive to keep things from extinction.
Now there is a world.
A world that has been demolished and trampled.

Let the people look up.
Look up to see the stars that don’t shine as brightly.
Let the people look down.
Look down at the trash littering the ground.
Let the people look to their left and right.
At the people who have made this place what it is today.

Once there was a world.
A world that was loyal and forgiving of us.
Soon there might be a world.
A world that is too tired to keep going.
We have only been blessed with one world.
A world that can still be turned around.

But lets not be blind.
Blind to the good we have done for this world.
We are aware of its beauty
and we try to protect it.
We have only been blessed with one world.
And it is a world that will last forever.



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