They came together
in conflict
tortoise shell of shields
to guard from the rain
leaks

We ran to place of safety
my surrogate dad and me
away from the guns
a place by the sea
the past

Her heart becomes ever more tortured
as the time of his parting draws near
as weeds around a

As the eye of understanding retreats
to a place where no angel can be
An alien world of great

Three tears, one each for the heartbreaks
whirlwind dances on ebony plinth
A fractured soul of an

Three friends came here
to this bleak and distant place
from kicking up dust
on the disused

Once chaotic and skull shattering sounds
Sounds of war and fear
Thunder cracks, screams and

You think you bested me
but it wasn't a fair fight
there were more of you
and you had guns
but I

How do you explain
that a dream can be so bad
and that the thing you crave so much
is sleep

They tried to break me
they weren't the first
in no time I was back in the saddle
I laughed at

Quelling the ancient voice
confused by what it sees
fight or flight
can't decide
would bring you

If I'd been weak
let my body fall
as it cried out for
would it have made
a difference at