The immortal pulse of a drum

Fights through the floodwaters

Wading towards the thunder

Under volleys of lightening

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The rhythm parts the wrath

Of an unsheathed storm

Far away from the warmth

Of a nurturing hush

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The night’s heartbeat resounds

In the cold grieving wind

The battle cry ignited

In every lonely cavern

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Push through the white veil

Of this field of sorrows

Through the mangled country

Frozen over and lost