there is a great cloud forming
a dark cloud of ignorance and hate
a dark menacing cloud covering the whole of the earth
covering during the day, the source of all life
covering during the night, bright points of hope
it is choking the land, drowning out all that is good and right
so heavy, the future dim inside its hazy confines
but a certain future of suffering and death of all sorts
then the final showdown
good vs. evil
until then, the cloud spreads thicker
forcing us to make decisions
decisions that will affect our future
decisions that will affect this world's future
decisions that will affect the future of everything
stand strong within the cloud
fight the urges and stand tall
the future paths are being laid

written 1/23/98
©1998 Matt Henderson 4/21/76