Poetry
If one day the earth shatters
like a glass ball on a stone wall
Or if one day the stars burn out
and the land lays barren and waste
If the world turns upside-down
destroyed by war for peace
If one day it comes to an end
what will remain?
Where will the rich and the famous be
and the rulers and dictators
What will the dreams of the people be
and their possessions, their cars, their toys
Where will the goals go then
when the only goal is survival
If one day it comes to an end
what will remain?
If our highest hopes lie in the dirt
where are our lowest
And if we work, work, work to die
what is the purpose
If famines and plagues bring starvation
what food is there left for the mind
If one day it comes to an end?
God will remain.