I swallowed the horror
Of black roving zeppelins
Scarring the heavens
With thick trails of peril

All sound diminished
In each second of muffled breath
As the skies roared with flame
Slathered in broad strokes
Of murderous red

Cool empathy descended
Skewering my dormant spine
Sending tidal waves of anguish
Into my once lively
Hearth of thoughts

The sirens howled
From every distant corner
Blaring hotly
As the engines revved
Helplessly rolling
Toward the cascade of flame

Hellfire dissolved
At the gushing torrent of dawn
Dousing the inferno
That lurks and lingers
At each hour of rest