The Herald

What shall it herald

Who will be there to see

The coming of the end

What might it all be

The time is upon us

It brings with it the end

The herald has come

And it will not bend

Look to the east

The ravages of the Earth

You may only run and escape

It cares not of your worth

The warnings were there

This year is no different than the last

Listening was your choice

But that time has now passed

The herald is upon you

Bringing with it more grief

Never did it appear so evident

And there is no coming relief

Time won't stand by and wait

For all to come together

You can run and hide

But you can't escape apocalyptic weather

Fires burn at the heart

That place where it all began

War ravages around the world

And it all appears to have been the plan

Stood idly by and watched as the world was torn apart

And you did nothing about what was to come

But neither did most

God were we dumb

As the hounds are allowed to run loose and free

The echoes are all around

Look not to the skies for there's is no rescue

Once you hear the trumpet's sound

The herald has come

Bringing darkness and despair

Not just for some

But to all who breath free air

A world you were given

And destroyed it with greed

Burned through all it offered

As if it was all for need

Separating what mattered

From the excess of life

Might have made the difference

Between excess and strife

But now as you enter

This month before November

Take stock in what matters

If you can even remember

For the herald that brings fear

Comes around today

And if you survive this year

There's still a price to pay

Would you do it better in November

Than to repeat the same mistakes

Will you help push the world to the brink

Just for your own selfish sakes

Or will you look to the ending

Of this long and storied year

And promise to do things better

Rather than just rasing another beer

It heralds the endings

But it can mean new things await

Have you listened at all

And taken ownership of your fate

When you enter October

With only two more to go

Will you take the opportunity

Or will you forget what you know

October is the herald

Of the end of the year

But it brings one more chance

To do right for those you hold dear

It starts with a one

And ends with November

What will you have gotten done

Before the end of December

The herald is here

To remind you to finish strong

It's near the end of the year

With so much in the world wrong

So use it wisely

This time you have gotten

When you enter October

You can still leave behind what is rotten

It'll bring the death of the old

And start opening the doorway to something new

But it's only really there

For those who know what to do

The herald brings you closer to the end

It carries you to what is next in line

There's no reason to pretend

That everything is fine

But as you trample the fallen leaves

And the grasses slowly die

The Month of October

Shouldn't make you crie

Something is coming

If you enter of your own free will

Will it be grand or freightening

And what will be the weight of its' bill

What does it bring

Only you can find out

Will you enter it bravely

And will you make it out