“Twas a day seventy years ago
Mankind suffered a deadly blow
When driven by the war’s fervor
In order to make the enemy surrender
Science was twisted to serve human greed
Of domination, to satisfy the victor’s need
Bearing the innocuous name “Little Boy”
An atomic bomb was dropped, killing all joy
In the city of Hiroshima, with an explosion loud
Left imprints for posterity, the mushroom cloud
Because greed does not limits seem to know
Three days later, was delivered another blow-
The “Fat Man” charred Nagasaki in an instant
Stunned, the world watched in sombre amazement
Since then, the destructive potential of nuclear power
Has made the mighty tremble, made nations cower
Millions destroyed slowly with DNA mutations
Cancers, birth defects, life of frustration…
The enemy surrendered just as expected
The entire world though, did not stay unaffected
Spawned an era of mistrust, of constant fear
Decades of hostility among nations started from here.
The cold war it spawned for millions to remember
The “Arms Race” began, no one stopped to consider
The consequences, the responsibility to mankind
Each country was driven by fear that made them blind
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The world has now seen unparalleled destruction
Never again should this happen from unbridled ambition…
Hiroshima and Nagasaki have left in their tragedy
For all of mankind, an immortal legacy.
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