A burst of energy Created from Nothing Expands and contracts Into rocky worlds and gaseous moons Spinning around a sphere of plasma Unable to dodge the flares of liquid fire Protected by a blanket, formed at the core A planet, expansive, yet small in the eyes of the galaxy A dot of blue and green Sailing on an ocean of black In silent awe of its neighbors Of what was and is to come Ever curious, ever exploring Until the End
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North To the City of Wind The cornfields and windmills quickly disappear Industry Large pipes of liquid gold cross over Freight at double our speed Buildings hide humans within We slow to a crawl as we approach People On the streets Waiting for something to begin Urgency never satisfied South To the State of the Flowers Mountains wave up at us Traveling at inconceivable speed Occasion Dress to impress Everyone you already know Witness a joining of lives Celebration Dance with a stranger Consume decadent dessert Adoption Into a new family More reasons to visit Reality Always changing A life…
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Our metal tube lines up on a runway Anxious engines wait for the call Then roar to life when a deafening sound Bringing us to a speed beyond reason, comprehension Houses in grids tessellate to the horizon We rise, sharply, to the blue sky Clouds hide the ground Fluffy and full, a blanket in all directions The winged craft skips around A child during recess Reaching ever higher towards the Great Unknown Sailing the sea of cotton candy
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Standing watch in the field once green Cloaked in fog Waiting for the winter winds Arms stretched wide, ready for action Tools of the future Patient for their time to shine Marking the separation of power Protectors of the small towns Bringing both delight and despair
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If only I could find my way Unaccustomed to a long commute I journey on without a suit The threshold warns of the old rules If only they would apply in schools I hear voices, unburdened from wearing a mask I try to focus on my task Meeting someone new without any strife Better than HD in real life The simple act of sharing a meal Telling some secrets is part of the deal Traveling home doesn’t seem so extended The dread of being alone will soon be suspended The sun slips behind the horizon Bursting sky colors are rising …
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The constant change is all aroundExcept the snow that’s on the groundEach day the same inside my homeAll I want to do is roam More people sick than I can countThe numbers always seem to mountAnd so I hide behind my wallsNo one to see, no one to call I build a world inside a gameVirtual love and loss and fameI read a book for all the same reasonsWill this last another season? Yet soon I’ll make a daring moveTo brave the storm with something to proveA land of old friends and old family to seeWhat will they think of…