Pessimistic reality

Perhaps this was inevitable, so flawed and warlike are we, though I beg any intelligent species who may find this to heed my words: Do not allow yourselves to be overcome by greed, hate or anger; live in peace as we could not.
 

Max L.

VT

19 years old

More by Max L.

  • The Tree


    A stunted, scraggly tree sat amongst a few crumpled beer cans and soggy fast food wrappers in a small patch of greying and equally scraggly grass by the side of a highway somewhere in New England.
  • Tsunami

    Tsunami

    A great wall of sorrow

    Engulfing all in its path,

    Rising from the earthquake of pain

    Deep below the surface
    A surface normally calm,

    Broken only on occasion by

    The rough seas of discontent
  • Sand castle

    Ocean
    A lonely sand castle sits on the beach,

    The fruit of an unknown child’s labors.

    The moisture in its gritty spires slowly evaporating

    In the scorching heat of the afternoon sun.

    The seashells adorning its sides