Unchallenged by a complacency
advancing became accellorated.
Slowly the natural inhabitants
were overcome and choked
to a silent withering of demise.
In the wilderness of near nothing
an occasional voice rang truth
to unlistening ears locked away
behind doors fastened against fear
of unknown which crept the streets.
Otherworldly silence commands
barren centres of once bustling
now weedy overgrown plazas.
Wildlife sought new pastures
and found welcome in emptyness
though ready meals prove scant
and chill of winter beckons famine.
Neath the shroud of outward despair
a cunning has awaited it\'s moment.
New order builds in dark places.