the well is dry
hard-baked mud
o'er buried sky
once-sacred bud

thunder rolls
bereft of rain
sighing souls
in abject pain

groaning anguish
night-time languish
panting's ceased
from bird 'n beast

senses dulled
spirit culled
save one tear
on deaf ear

the wise, clueless,
have lost their sight,
the elders viewless,
lost their bite

humanity dies
waiting for resurrection
decapitated eyes
blink dejection