The conch shell blew,
The arrows flew,
Armies caught in tragic view,
The battle amongst grew,
Who would win, no one knew,
In the battlefield lay my crew,
Only left were few,
Blood spurts from everywhere,
I sat watching over there,
On a leafless tree,
Where bodies hug free,
In my sight were three,
I looked upon to see,
More shots fired and am alone to be,
Witnessing such battle alone is me,
Many eras ago I also fought here,
With many armies from far and near,
Little did I know of my kinsman motive clear,
Betrayed was I and in rage of fear,
I was slayed headless and spared no tear,
They hanged my body on this tree right here,
With my head up high on the spear,
Now am all bones with nothing to bare,
Since then,
I watch upon every battle without any care...


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