3-10-09
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On that day, the spiral began, spinning ever downward. From that day, lives would fall like a torrent. The spiral is undying, unstoppable, and swift That day we signed our death warrant. We all lost something precious in the days that followed, Our humanity not least of all. The call to arms was ringing and meaningless And like sheep we answered the call. One by one, company by company, unrelenting we marched on Unquestioning, like lambs led to slaughter. And one by one, each company fell, To stain red the cold, flowing water. Breathless and beaten, the red sky overhead, We desperately sought some escape. But not just we, no, our enemies too Were caught in the trap of fate. Brother forced to fight brother, friends pitted against friends; The mouth to hell stands agape. We wish not this fight, but fight still must we For ne'er can this fate we escape. For the call of honor, we laid down our lives. For the call of duty, we fought our allies. For the call of the king, we made up our minds. For the call to arms, we set our hearts aside. On that day, the spiral began, encompassing one and all. On that day, we signed our lives away. This spiral is undying, unstoppable, and swift And we marched to our deaths on that day. |
After losing my comments on this in the server junk, I no longer remember what I had to say about it or what I was thinking when I wrote it, which makes me sad. So all I have to say still is that my favorite part of this is the "for the call" part.