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The Apocalypse of War

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By Nashawn ManzanoPublished 2 years ago 2 min read

For your entire life you have prepared

for the day in front of you

also, this day is the envisioning

of the following day

of the following week

of the following conflict.

Also, the financial plan is rarely enough

be that as it may, it must be enough.

The draft numbers are rarely enough

however, they must be enough

also, in the vicinity a line is drawn holding back

of the right response.

Check the sky and the ocean

furthermore, the ground,

capture correspondences,

address the government agents,

search for the signs, set up the

cautious hostile protection,

the reprisal reaction proportion,

the on the off chance that/what.

Compose the arrangement in the Book of Plans.

Send for the intellectuals of technique.

Advise them to neglect the last conflict,

the weapons have changed also, you will not

desire your neighbor's weapon.

You should desire a superior one.

Also, somebody will tell you

the terrains have not changed

yet, you realize they have,

you have the photos.

Work out, expect the enactment of the arrangement:

The number of forays

might a pilot at any point fly

before he suffocates in the ocean of his perspiration

furthermore, slips like a fish

through the egg-bubble?

The number of rounds

might a young fellow at any point fire

prior to his eyes

lose their concentration

what's more, fog over the sights? How often

might the ocean at any point rock the mariner

till his bones unbolt at the joints?

Ascertain, expect

the actuation of the arrangement:

Send the representatives abroad,

send the gear intermediaries abroad,

put down your wagers on the race.

Who will purchase for you

a silver bowl of Time?

Ascertain, expect

the actuation of the arrangement:

Who will go house to house

to the realms of the earth?

Count your companions,

view as one,

view as one!

dare somebody to view as one.

Furthermore, God said,

"You will not fear in any case, Dread is your boss,

furthermore, the feeling of dread toward nearsightedness is the milk

mixed in your morning espresso,

curded to cheddar in your lunch,

taken care of to your meat for your supper,

eating with Dimona in your fantasies,

noting the bring in the evening:

The instruments didn't caution,

the sonar didn't identify,

the spot on the lung.

Have somebody's head for this.

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Nashawn Manzano

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  • Dharrsheena Raja Segarran2 years ago

    Oooo, this was so dark and dystopian! I loved it!

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