It was at sunday school one bleak morning
that an ancient one gave me the warning,
that Armeggedon would one day break
causing Death and Chaos in it's wake.

I remember thinking as he ranted,
and in my youthful mind I chanted.
'Seven chances he has given,
seven problems to be solved.
Seven chances to be forgiven,
seven sins to be absolved',
And wondered what was concealed,
in that book,
 that would one day would be revealed.

I pondered on this over time,
and being of an enquiring mind
delved in Politics and Philosophy
and even dabbled in Theology.
Until, a flash of Illumination
bore the fruits of my concentration.

It was then as plain as day to see.
Seven seals,
to be broken by Humanity.
The first four had taken on the Mortality
of Leaders creating War and Polity.

What comes next? Only time will tell,
for many life is already hell.
The fifth seal stands in stark relief.
People dying for their faith and belief.

I await the next in trepidation,
some earthly disaster and indentation.
And then the morning star will rise,
once again, as mankind dies.

A little harsh, may I emphasise,
for those of us who lead reasonable lives.
But, hell, we'll go out in a blaze of glory,
to the resonance of those trumpets 'holy'.

I wonder what comes then,
will a few of us be saved?
to begin the cycle once again
and re-start the Human Race.

And I Hope that they will someday learn
of the brutal lesson we had to earn,
in order to give Humanity,
another chance at Mortality.