Symphony of Destruction - The Second Movement (Black Sky, Red Rain)

This is the sequel to Symphony of Destruction, hope you guys like this one! Once again, a fantasy caricature of wars today.

Symphony of Destruction - The Second Movement (Black Sky, Red Rain)

The flames descend upon the world. 

O'er distant stars, o'er black skies and red rain,

O'er hallowed cities tall, o'er cold, icy pain

The fires of our hatred kindled to infernos

Manifesting themselves in harsh, bitter reality

Watch as mercy turns to ashes within

As compassion is immolated and purged from our very hearts

As the truth is twisted beneath it all, 

We have come to the end; there is nowhere left to fall. 

High upon raging seas and rising storms,

Beyond black frost and stars forevermore,

Behind you the scourge arises,

Faceless beneath masks of dread and hatred

They strike out as oppressors against the weak and helpless

Crushing all those who dare oppose,

As virtues are tarnished and slowly lost, 

The petals falling off a wilted rose. 

Submit! they cry. 

Submit!

Can you not see that resistance is utterly futile?

Who shall call from within you what humanity still remains?

Upon the ravaged valleys and the lost and the slain

Black tears from oceans deep and rivers tainted

They flow endlessly beyond the waves and ice

Towards our dying destinies and broken skies. 

Raise your hands, tyrant. 

Embrace all that you have done. 

The heavens cry, do you not hear?

The world is broken, can you not see?

The innocent are slain, do you not know?

Are you not satisfied?

And in the rising dawn of darkness

Sweet, beautiful Innocence stares into the eyes

Of her dark, cruel executioner,

Once unparalleled in all her beauty

She now lies in the depths of your vengeance

Awaiting her fate with open arms. 

The blade is raised. 

It all shall never rise again. 

Author's Note

Hope you guys liked this one!
Here is the link to the original Symphony of Destruction:
http://www.writerscafe.org/writing/mhidhir94/653007/

Reviews

[emipoemi]

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That's the sound of speechlessness.......I need say no more! Well done!

[Ice QueenJen]

Amazing writing, and i could invision all of this destruction happening before my eyes. I especially love the lines: The heavens cry, do you not hear?

The world is broken, can you not see?

The innocent are slain, do you not know?

Are you not satisfied?

I especially thought of the war torn area's where so many on a daily basis are losing their lives. great writing Undying!

[PrincessZeldaWannabe]

LOVE IT! It's so dark and cool!

[Sunflower 20]

very nicely done. the language and choice of words gave this poem a wise voice that needs to be heard. and the story you tell is one that i think many live today. Well done!

[Priyankaabhilaashi]

What if this turns out to be true...???

Good work...

[E.H. Monroe]

if yer gonna use o'er i'd say use the other forms from the time period. Don't skimp on the research. Get your thy's thine's and thou's moving in the right direction otherwise it just looks like you tried to be old school but fell short.

The message is clear and the images run in abundance. The move from darkness and blades to the petals falling from flowers are nice contrasts. Even the death of the sun or innocence to the blade of night or evil is very poe-equse in nature.

Right O

[Art Sun]

nice work...the thoughts within this work mirror the very realities of life within this world...

[HorrorMaster]

very good I enjoy this one.

[Sarusai Hiryu]

It suits, somehow, your name. Undying glory.

[AloysiaVerben]

I haven't read the first one. But I will now. This is a great piece. Love the last line.