There was Once a Beautiful Place

by Raquel A., grade 8

There used to be a time, when the world was a friendly place.
A place with pure nature, full of joy and care.
Where the clear and fresh air danced around my mass.
And where the sweet and clear waters traveled along my end.

Those times were so great.
It was a pleasant life.
But now things have changed.

Nobody expected it so fast, even though there were warnings.
Oh, but if the great masters would ´ve done something,
we wouldn´t be suffering.

The world is now a different place.
Where the air is not clean, and with color gray.
It´s a place of deception, and failure.
A place with no joy and care.
Those great masters' cruelty and frailty.
Were the ones that made the world, an atrocious home.

Back then, this place was a jungle of adventure and survival.
Those times, when there were no people on earth.
It was a place with no harm, a place full of peace.
but once the masters arrived, their ambitious souls
made them turn the world to something frightful.

It all happened in the morning.
The sun was rising high in the sky, and the day looked like any other.
At mid-morning the sun was covered by a gloomy and gray atmosphere.
There was no light at all, and we were all wondering what was happening.
Was it an eclipse?
An equinox?
A solstice?
No… no… no…
The street was a desert covered with silent shrieks of help.
It was a time when the world received its peace again.
A time when the masters finally confronted their friendly place.

After there was no more light,
the electric powers disappeared.
Everyone was in panic.
Political leaders tried to find what was happening,
but they didn´t understand their mistakes.
After noon, everyone was almost settled, until the dusty and solid ground started shaking.
That was the time when they finally realized their mistakes.
Until then, the masters where able to change.
When the catastrofee was occurring, they were capable of regretting their actions.
Until then, the masters where able to be sorry for their selfishness.