Warfare's Legacy

They came upon the dreary place 
Where crickets were silent and owls were mum
And washed away the innocence of grace
With swift movements of their haunted mace 
Whistling the tune of fatality’s anthem 
They came upon the dreary place 
Whose repugnant steps were danger’s embrace 
Scrape the scum of corrupt global bottom
And washed away the innocence of grace
Earsplitting shots through the silent chase
But they fought for their restricting freedom
They came upon the dreary place 
Normality’s people have evaporated without a trace
Because the Devil’s game is always handsome
And washed away the innocence of grace
When rotting corpses accumulate in the showcase
Hundreds of raped souls scream carpe diem 
They came upon the dreary place
And washed away the innocence of grace.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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