Gone is the golden age of humanity,
When society was proud,
and man was noble.
This world has fallen to corruption,
as those in power fume with excruciating envy.
Society thrives on jealousy and lust,
and civilization is rank with barbarity.
Man is willing to kill for that which someone else has,
only to realize that he needs more to satisfy his desires.
Nations rise and fall at the whim of man's insatiable avarice.
The grass may be greener for now,
but in pursuit of his gluttonous desires,
Man will incinerate the ground,
Leaving only cold brown dirt.
Gone is the golden age of society,
Now is the age of Green.
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DoThoughtcrime 
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this was magnificent! I enjoyed reading this alot. BRAVO. good luck in the contest.
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Wow, marvelous piece!
Fantastic imagery and emotion invoked in this piece. I love your concept here, I agree quite hardily. Society will bring its own fall.
Bravo!
♥ Kate -
no, sorry.
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Wow, impressive. your poem for my is on the fence of brilliance and the complete opposite ill tell you why.
beautiful faultless image, so applause, great poitical stance, explosive ending, all that I have been looking fr in a poem. BUT!
repition of words like man and desires reek like a bad odour through your poem. lol new words, rich language like the words from this poem that i know your capable of. ill add you to favoites becasue i think you have potential but your poem is one that could be pushed aside by others if they come along. and it is such a shame becasue i loved your poem alot. lets hope ihave a space for you in the next round. becasue you might be a dark horse.
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This contest gave you nothing? Fuck that judge. This is brilliant.
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such a unique take on the prompt.. just perfect. the green of envy pushes us t want more... to become greedy. i guess im still hoping for the golden age to return at the end of the rainbow... very well written.
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EXCELLENT!
This is PERFECT!
I LOVE IT!
Excellent word choice and I really like how you use the deadly sins of Lust, Envy, Pride, Gluttony, Greed...
A job well done, I am glad I read this!
Good luck in the contest and keep on writing,
Nooni
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Gorgeous. Very explicit in it's ideal. Very bold.
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This is very well penned!!
I gotta agree with you on this matter, great write
All the best to you in the contest
Ken
P.s Thanks for droppin by
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Oh, how very true... You have written such a brilliant poem...
Our greed and lust has been our downfall and unless we repent we are headed for the bad place.
I love your poem. 
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holy shit!!
i love it and adore it! its amazing! keep it up. i agree w/ you.
much luv
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