Thought I'd restart the "Excelsior" string.
Humanity
The end is near! It’s coming fast. That point of no return has passed so pleas and prayers will not suffice. Fate’s left us to our own device. Humanity!
The earth’s hot blood that lay beneath our feet now streams from mountain’s sheath to melt the tolling bells which rung then lapped man’s bones with fiery tongue. Humanity
may never know what caused their plight or how, when futures gleamed so bright, that meteor’s new path had shone the end. Apocalyptic groan! “Humanity
will still survive!” the scientists said but clouds of dust flew overhead and covered everything worldwide. When asked, world leaders all replied, “humanity
will find a way; we’ll never rest!” but Earth and Moon traveled abreast, in orbit to that heaven’s eye. No one could hear corona’s sigh, Humanity…
a dying tree without a branch or strange genetic avalanche that never got to say goodnight. As stones rained down from stellar height, humanity
returned to dust. Cast heavenward to meet the giant star, Bernard. None left to even say a prayer but joined Earth’s ashes in the air. Humanity!
The moon was once Earth’s faithful hound but shards, by gravity were found, and burned although encased in ice by searing heat from Sol’s device. Humanity
had turned to ash; a dirty gray and all they’d done in ruins lay. Mankind, who dreamed of going far, was now consumed by mother star. Humanity…
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