darkness falls upon the landscape
apprehension covets the air
fear trickle where paranoia pervades
and death resides in shadow
whispers tense with urgent missive
take heed and lend an ear
an eye tooth a chin my friend
death is visiting near
the creatures stir not
for fear of attrition
his armies march on in
rape disease and pestilence
will follow sorrows end
a land barren of life sits naked
sifting through scarred remains
of yesterdays sneerful of tommorrow
where hope seems
trifling
and bane