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

[Hello, Goodbye]

this poetic expression is filled with so much awesomeness..

[Bridget Mcmaken]

wow this is amazing! Beautiful, you written this very well. I love it

[Jūdan FyreHeart]

=) You used some great imagery to push your point and message across. Good job =D

[Charles]

Powerful view of 'war.' Good writing, especially liked the use of stark words and images.

[A]

Very eye-catching title, this was really touching and moving, wonderful stuff.

[Cynthia]

I love this one and enjoy this as well
this poem is such a powerful piece of writing! I love the ending of this poem, and I think I need to read the first one again, I forgot most of the parts, now moving back......
Nice job!

[Jim Parson]

What a powerful commentary on what's become of our existence. A moving, driving piece. Well done!

[Kelley]

This was great and the wording was perfect.
"Symphony of Destruction" reminds me of that Megadeth song"Symphony of Destruction" Very good song!

Thanks for sharing.

Kelley