Ophelia Larimore

Notes from a Broken Lyre

Those mighty warriors,

Of ancient times,

Fought for their dignity,

In golden shrines,

Dark brooding loss,

Tears of salt and grime,

Nothing is left here,

Only mournful cries.

 

A lonely poet,

Lyre spread wide,

Sings grieving notes,

Of better times,

Crumbling buildings,

Souls left to find,

A thousand bodies,

Deprived of life.

 

Those mighty warriors,

All sent to die,

They couldn\'t protect them,

They failed to survive,

Fiery remains,

Peace nothing but a lie,

Crows gazing desolately,

Solemly ponder the skies.

 

A melancholic silence now haunts the empty streets,

Where life used to thrive, death has brought its sleep.