Earth. Disfigured beyond recognition, A symptom of the human condition. Like ants they scattered Found safety deep within the ground, As skies rained fire upon them, Making ash of all around And as those who would survive Were outlived by appetite. Their children’s sacrifice Was granted by divine right. Charred by armageddon, And untainted by age. This forbidden flesh confection A small price for life to pay. In times of desperation, Their bonds would easily break As they were free to feast on Those who they had betrayed. Disfigured beyond recognition, A symptom of the human condition. A world left frail, By the years of malnutrition. By the moments That followed the spark By the fire That brought the endless dark The final moments crawling in the dark, The final moments crawling in the dark.