Before the Bomb

Before the Bomb

- July 18, 2023

Before the Bomb:

Look down

Earth

Life

Light

The ball of blue

The home of hope

The garden is good.

After the Bomb:

Prophet purging

Slaughter of lambs

The ball of fire

The home of hell

'I am become death the destroyer of worlds.'

After the fire and into the light:

'We will become one with life the destroyer of death.'

Swords to ploughs

Spears to pruning hooks

The garden to good

No turning back

Way

Truth

Life

Look up

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Originally written for a Scottish CND poetry contest in 2021.

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