How History is Re-Written
After black skies collapse
over the battlefield
They descend
to prey on the flesh of men
--
Etching poetic scars
and ancient hymns
in the name of justice
with the tips
of broken arrows
across bare chests
snapped femurs
and pale thighs
--
And once the arrows go blunt
they tear into their skin
with ivory fingernails
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Posted May 3, 2018, 10:44 PM UTC · edited
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