The torment was ended

The people scattered over the country

Desperate, leaderless, starved

The thousands who had fled by sea

Including the one most dear to me

All would return the pulse of life

Growing stronger and stronger would beat again

As life returns to normal

The question of another attack from Mars

Causes universal concern

Is our planet safe?

Or is this time of peace merely a reprieve?

It may be that across the immensity of space

They have learned their lessons

And even now await their opportunity

Perhaps the future belongs not to us

But to the Martians