Silently he watched the wind, blow The smoke against the lifeless figures, laughing At the release of life, praying As the dust changed the landscape, time Scattered the bones, but The soul screamed indignity, venging As time buried him deeper, the Devil watched, dispatching angels, portents of death Screamed the land awake, turning The dark blood red, tearing At flesh screaming into the night. The pain was as deep as the loss The loss eternal The people ran They ran for their lives Roofs on fire From a distance, Looking much like Large camp fires Slowly merging in to each other The people screamed Had it not been for the vanity Of the deranged king The restless village Would be but that: Restless As the deranged king Reigned with an iron fist