New Earth

 
I was reanimated from a cryogenic state
In November of the year Thirty-Thirty
And after a month of recovery
I had to be educated in New Earth’s history
 
Society decayed and went into a world war
But no nation was ever declared the victor
It seemed Mother Earth had enough and so
A century of cataclysms followed
 
Cities were swallowed by waves and rising seas
The earth shook from all erupting volcanoes
Fire flowed and ash spewed into the sky
Lands around the globe were left in darkness  
 
And during this two-hundred-year winter
More nations crumbled and empires fell
Most of the world governments collapsed
And slowly, the old world was erased
 
But it was out of these global catastrophes
That a new, more conscious society arose
Bringing together real peace and harmony
Where all of humankind would be superior
 
Together they developed better technology
Discovering science that took them even further
Collaborating and working together side by side
Unraveling mysteries of the universe
 
Governments: run by the people for the people
Medicine and education: the new foundation
An age of true enlightenment had finally arrived
As this new civilization began to thrive
 
And it was at the turn of the thirty first century
When a signal was received from outer space
It was an invitation to visit another world
Finally revealing that we were not alone
 
The first of the ships began the journey
To nearest galaxy with its brightest star
Humanity has finally conquered space travel
After working together in accord
 
And I, a relic of the ancient past, witness
What this New Earth has done for mankind
They weep for the mistakes of my time
But now this new world belongs to them