Cerise Waves of Bone and Flesh

from Endless Landscapes of Grim Carnage by Huntress of Stars

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Unburdened by my protestations,
my legions turned their wrath towards the horde.
As they marched on the cult’s citadel
The wastes descended to war, incessant.

I had dreamed of delivering we survivors from the fetters
of the crimson ones.
To outwit those who cling to their ignorance.
To crush those who make an idol of strength.
Yet, even in the depths of my darkest imaginings,
I had foolishly left unpondered that, between the horde
and mine own army, would lie thousands, sacrificed to a corrupted cause.

Sickened, I became, as my followers’ wanton cruelty
held aloft a dark mirror to my own arrogance.
For this was not the glorious crusade I had envisioned,
but feckless butchery by sadists and fanatics.
I observed in horror, as throngs clashed against each other,
like cerise waves of bone and flesh.
I saw, now, with clarity, that my role in this fool's game
was merely to vindicate what lay dormant:
enmity towards each other, long grasping for direction.
I gave this slumbering resentment violent form
through my grandiose proclamations.

The battles dragged on for days, then weeks,
before my despondency broke long enough
to query of myself: what of the sentries?
Those who had warned me to temper my pride?

I made my way to their cavern,
across scorched earth, drenched with blood.
Yet even these endless landscapes of grim carnage
prepared me not for the grisly scene
I discovered at the sanctum, for which only I bear the blame.

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from Endless Landscapes of Grim Carnage, released September 30, 2021

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