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Raging Light

April 20, 2011
By E1T2S3 BRONZE, Waterloo, New York
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"So, to their own unutterable torment, they go about among their fellow-creatures, looking pure as new-fallen snow; while their hearts are all speckled and spotted with the iniquity of which they cannot rid themselves." -Nathaniel Hawthorne

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A raging fire,
A-Bomb dropped
To save people’s lives over the years.
But did it really
Ease anyone’s fears?

A haunting cry,
A gasp for air
Burns more ghastly than anyone can bear.

Destruction, a terrible power.
A blinding light,
Hiroshima and Nagasaki dropped tonight.

People cry and run in fear,
But the Emperor will not give up nor appear.
A disregard for his people,
Simply living by Bushido.

© Emily H., Port Charlotte, FL

The author's comments:
This is in reference to the tragedy of the A-Bombs being dropped on Japan and how terrible the consequences of war can be.
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