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24 Hours
September 13, 2015
24 hours, watch it flow
Pack your stuff, time to go.
It's time to leave, maybe go home
Where to go, where to roam
Only to listen to the radio
24 hours, hug the kids,
Try to find where they hid.
Enjoy time with brother,
Say, "I love you," to mother
No turning back what we did.
24 hours, watch it fly;
24 hours, look to the sky!
Watch from miles, see the glare,
Watch it bursting in the air.
Promise you won't cry.
24 hours, gives a chill;
Lonely valley, silent hill
Taking one final breath
Look around, nothing's left.
24 hours, standing still.
© Joey M., Spokane, WA
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This article has 12 comments.
StArFish504 SILVER said...
on Apr. 22 2016 at 2:21 am
I love this sooo much! It really shows just how much a life can change in a day.
PresCocoRain GOLD said...
on Feb. 11 2016 at 1:09 am
Oh wow, this is really good, but it's so depressing too. Especially when I read it in the mindset of the nuclear bomb part, it reminded me of Japan in a way during WWII. I like the use of 24 hours, and I like how intense the poems gets throughout the poem. It's that mixture of naivety (because it sounds like the dad is talking to his children) and seriousness (because it's a bomb) that makes it really poignant. Really good.
Trench_Coat BRONZE said...
on Dec. 17 2015 at 11:45 am
When I imagine what it would be like I start to cry. You did perfect and amazing
winny_addams PLATINUM said...
on Dec. 9 2015 at 12:38 am
OMG I flipping love it! I actually pictured every single thing you said in my head. You are one amazing writer! Keep on writing and never stop no matter what comes your way. You have one amazing gift. I look forward to reading more of your stuff xD
ThisEmilyDa1 SILVER said...
on Oct. 28 2015 at 5:37 pm
Yay! I like good poetry. I like the rhyming, I like rhyming poems. And it's an interesting concept too, good job. I like how it seems like a list, your WAY better that me. Ps. My big bro is about to get his Eagle Scout too! Good luck with your project. :)
Blackjack. GOLD said...
on Sep. 30 2015 at 9:22 pm
Interesting concept. 10/10
Maculate_Dream DIAMOND said...
on Sep. 15 2015 at 11:00 pm
I would like to say thanks to anyone for reading my poem, means a lot to me!!!
After reading Ray Bradbury's There Will Come Soft Rains, there was something unique about the concept of 24 hours going throughout the day of the abandoned house the story was in. I kept repeating "24 hours" inside my mind so through some thought of what the story would be like before it was destroyed and if there was 24 hours before a nuclear bomb demolished everything, I imagined this. Enjoy!