Simple Code

The clock is ticking
The seconds wind down
When zero arrives
Then everything falls apart

The innate link
Between the word and the deed
In cold trembling hands
That are too numb to feel

A lone survivor calls
In a thick black night
Is no one listening
Or is there no one left to answer

Time is running out
Chaos consumes us all
Slaves to our ignorance
And the war within us all

The message is clear
Yet easy to ignore
Consuming all resources
Before extinction devours us all

A simple code
A cry for help
The clock is ticking
The clock is ticking