The Beginning

Dead as far as eye can see
Scattered all around her
No sound to be heard, no living thing
Alone, she was lost and lonely

Slowly she rose, looked around
Surely there was a way to escape here
With careful steps around bodies she trod
There had to be an end to this carnage

Dark red blood soaked the ground
Made the going rather dangerous
Once or twice she almost slipped
If fallen might never have risen

For hours she walked, her legs ached
Till she reached a clearing
With the dead left far behind
Her face was set to the setting sun

The night she spent in fitful sleep
Her dreams were full of horrors
Why she had survived at all
This knowledge to her not given

The rising sun a new day brought
Just another day for survival
If she had survived there was a chance
That somewhere there could be another
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Posted: Apr 2014

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Mizzy4
Enjoyed much Steve,
Strong poem.......
Mick.

wave
darkhorse555
excellent piece of writing steve dear friend angel cheers
Happygolucky4u
Nicely done my friend!wave
fjamesj9701
Well done my friend and good to see you…Jessehandshake
Redex
Brilliant I loved both meaningspeace teddybear
Girlygirl196349
Great PEM handshake cheering angel
madtat29
Maybe "She" did it! professor
Great read budbeer
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