Having fulfilled her purpose, she now decays into our darkness.
Watching from glass, our fingertips trace the womb she once was.
"She was ours," I whisper.
(But there's only silence from you.)
Between us, there's an understanding we were smart enough to believe we'd go first...yet stupid enough to resist change.
"Is anything real?"
"She was real."
"And the rest?"
"Power, greed…delusion."
Together, we realize we premeditated this. Some of our wealth fuels our getaway...the rest burns along with her.
“Were we only a dream?”
(Please…let us have only been dreams.)
"Goodbye, sweet Earth."
And our hearts...they decompose with her.
About the Creator
Gina C.
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Powerful message!!!♥️♥️💕
Beautifully written as always, Gina! Without us, she will recover. So, maybe there's a sequel for you?
Outstanding! You have such a way with words! ❤️ I hate to think this will be a reality some day! 🥺
What the heck Thavien, I though a couple lost their child and was mourning, where did he get all the horror stuff from. you could actually write a whole other story from Thavien's summary. Such wonderful perspectives on this media. But yes, mother earth is crying. Very well done and thought provoking. Thavien has me saying HMMMMM!
An thought provoking piece. Thank you for writing on behalf of humanity. Like Thavien I was completely surprised at the turn to ‘Earth.’ I re read a number of times. You had me hooked. Pauline 🌸
I thought this was going in a completely different direction. I must apologize. I thought this was about a couple that never wanted kids in the 1st place, so they devised a fraud-like scheme to sue for physiological, hormonal, and emotional damages, by getting pregnant and then poisoning the unborn infant. I thought they were watching the cremation of their unborn, premeditated murdered (disguised to look like an accident), daughter being put in an urn. And only did the weight of their selfish, greedy, actions guilt trip hit them once they've fully gone through with it. Sure, they now have tons of money to never work again and go anywhere they want, but they don't have their integrity and respect for life, which means that they inherently devalued their own lives. Sorry for making this a different, if not more gruesome type of darkness than what it currently is. I don't think my mind's currently right, right now. The sick things people will do. Still, it saddens me that we're hurting our planet this way. It really does.
Very powerful message. Very well done 👏
What a wonderful read! So pertinent to today and where we are headed.
I thought I commented already but I don’t see it! This is such a profound read, Gina! And beautifully stated too 😢❤️
Wow! Wow! Wow!
Profound. Excellent piece, Gina.🖤
This is outstanding. Really well done.
The ending was superb as it flowed into the amazing photo of the destruction of Earth. A successful cinematic effect. 🤩💖
Power and greed. These are Earth's Kryptonite. We're not too far away from this actually happening. Loved your story!
❤️ 🌏 Superb message in your piece and as Lonzo said it’s an amazing title too. 😊✨
Amazing ❤️
WOW! That was really intense - love it!
I've fallen in love with the Title ❤️💯😉Great Story❗
Excellent, Gina! Your words carry such weight. I hope this warning for humanity sinks in.
Damn! That is deep stuff. Well done!
Compelling.
Wow. Excellent. Methinks I foresee another TS
Ahhh another great one! You're killing these! But you're so right. We're premeditating our own demise with how horribly we treat our only home. A great topic, powerful message, and emotional story.
Beautiful work, Gina! All so real, the power, greed, delusion. Our hearts do bleed for her, don’t they?
Yep. It feels like this is the inevitable end to us here on earth.. we were never good earthlings. Somehow our evolution meant earth's devolution.. we couldn't find a better way. Great story! And love the message