We braced beneath thundering death
Drawn from adversaries
East and west

At the cusp of daybreak
Mayhem thrashed and reveled
As the blood hungry swarmed
And unraveled the bliss of home

Huddled in fear
The earth tremors elated
With shelter toppled
Constricting each dormant road

There was no escape
From this coil of peril
Doused in flame, plunder and death

Some held with valor
Others pitifully crumbled
As a fiery glimmer, trampled by conquest

Many more bid their hasty pardoning
Hoisting their fold
And receding into comfort
Yet the fiery glimmers, stubbornly remained
Lockstep, for the scorn of eternity