Shrieking bounces off hard walls
scattering
needle fine
it settles on the backs of dull eyed drones

they march
follow orders
lift that
move this
break
now again

nothing is spoken
communication (if it can be called that) is ear piercing
a shrill high pitched demand of sound

my skin prickles

tense

drones march
this must go
that must stay

harpy perches
eyes of a scavenger seeking weakness
twisted beak juts forward
head turns slowly
pause, turn, pause, turn

relax again
keep moving
watch it settle
never satisfied
never happy
ugly restless feathered thing

looming, waiting...

Suddenly
Movement
Action

another victim
to late for them though

keep moving
don't linger
even as its shrieking mantra beats against my skull like hail

work, work, work
harder
faster
harder

if not so loathsome it might be jokingly ******

finally it stops

another drone rises
eyes dull, lost
compliant...

is this hell?
I need to get out of here...