Red Sky

Today I opened up my eyes,

To see the lies that were disguised.

The sky dawned red above my head,

And I realised I didn't want to leave my bed.

The urgent whispers from below,

The thuds, the bangs, it's time to go.

I take one final look around,

Before I head down to the ground.

The urgency is greater now,

I feel the evil all around.

Now there's banging on the door,

I feel myself hit the floor.

The ensuing silence is oddly eerie,

But suddenly I see it clearly.

The door burst open with powerful force,

The man is holding a gun of course.

He points it straight down at my head,

Mummy leaps before in a haze of red.

Her lifeless body hits the floor,

As more men rush in through the door.

The screams, the howls,

The fear, the yowls.

My family is cut down all around,

And then my hands are simply bound.

They march me swiftly through the door,

I've been shaken to my core.

But I puff my chest and scream and yell,

And that is exactly where I fell.

The streets are lined with people now,

Who call and shout and I wonder how?

I feebly try to rise once more,

But once again I hit the floor.

I look up at the sky one last time,

Remembering how the wind did chime.

And in my dying moments I find,

I feel sorry for their kind.

A stout young man takes aim at my head,

I close my eyes and wish for my bed.

I hear the bang and that was all,

Oh how the red sky should suddenly fall.

Found this recently. Was a little surprised as I barely remember it, but I thought I'd share it -- just for you blog starved people out there while I fiddle with my latest post.

- Sky