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Fallen Angels

July 23, 2010
By RosemarieCraig GOLD, Gloucestershire, Other
RosemarieCraig GOLD, Gloucestershire, Other
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Favorite Quote:
A man can no more diminish God's glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word, 'darkness' on the walls of his cell."
"The world is not inherited from our ancestors. It is borrowed from our children"


No one will remember them, because they mean nothing. They never did anything important, anything that really mattered. So why, now, do I feel so guilty about destroying their entire world?

They did so much wrong, caused so much hurt. I have never done this before. I have never pushed the button that sends the missile to destroy billions of lives.
I have destroyed planets, obviously, but this world is different. There is life. The people here, they breathe, they feel, they think. They have a conscious, alert, active mind. Other than my own, they are the only species I know of like that. They can even feel pain.
Once, I descended to see what they had done. We have been watching them for centuries to see if they are a threat. I saw them fight each other, murder, attack, destroy. I saw children starving, whist the greedy gorge. I saw them slowly and willingly destroy their planet; so much more beautiful than any other I have ever seen.
But they were so good too. They create, they care, and they love.
I stand on the edge of reality, and I have to power to destroy their planet, their people. And it feels goo. I have the power to tear children from their screaming parents. To cause terror and watch it spread like a disease around their world.
But, as I step away from the red launcher button, my shoes squeaking on the steel floor, stepping into the arms of the men who will execute me, the power doesn’t feel good at all. So the human race lives, oblivious of how close they came to the end, because I died in their place. And that feels good.


The author's comments:
I wrote this on Teen Ink NYC summer program and read it at the last open mic night

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rubberducky said...
on Dec. 29 2010 at 12:05 pm
disaster! I meant to press for 5 stars and missed, so you only got 2! So sorry, I think this is fantastic writing, keep it up

on Dec. 2 2010 at 6:50 pm
Firebringer17 GOLD, Mayfield HTS, Ohio
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"To get respect, you must earn respect, to earn respect you must give respect."

This was great, I loved it, duch a powerful and original idea, keep it up, I love your style

on Nov. 5 2010 at 11:27 am
RosemarieCraig GOLD, Gloucestershire, Other
19 articles 0 photos 35 comments

Favorite Quote:
A man can no more diminish God's glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word, 'darkness' on the walls of his cell."
"The world is not inherited from our ancestors. It is borrowed from our children"

aww thanks hun! xxxx

on Oct. 3 2010 at 2:33 pm
doyoulove SILVER, Laingsburg, Michigan
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Favorite Quote:
"Book are a uniquely portable magic." -Stephen King

omg rosie, you have no idea how much i love this! it's beautifully written. :)