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A Beautiful Apocalypse

January 12, 2026
By zee28 BRONZE, Denver, Colorado
zee28 BRONZE, Denver, Colorado
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The day that the world ended was the first day I saw the sky.

It stretched over my head,

       wrapping around our planet like

a shield against the darkness of Beyond.

It was a dark bloodred, and frantic black clouds

zipped across it

          as the wind fled our lands.

Pieces of the sky seemed to

                  fracture

   and

          tip downwards,

almost like shattering glass.

 

It reminded me of my heart.

I thought it looked beautiful.


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zee28 BRONZE said...
on Feb. 3 at 2:16 pm
zee28 BRONZE, Denver, Colorado
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Thank you!

on Feb. 3 at 9:19 am
korry_is_fun BRONZE, Lakeland, Florida
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Favorite Quote:
"Carpe Diem, seize the day boys, make your lives extraordinary" - John Keating (Dead Poets Society 1989)

I like the how you structured the stanzas!!