Freshly burned
From the onset
of all that we had to lose
Our arrival depicted in a stalwart manner
The gleam from their blades caught our downturned eyes
And all we wished for will soon be granted
Begrudgingly on wings of
Disapproving preceptors
And all we’ve asked for
Will be provided
Arriving piece by piece untampered with
Making habits of delivering falsified
Promises and intentions
Our garb uniformly tarnished by trails of blood
That seeps through and shields skin from cold
And all we wished for will soon be granted
Begrudgingly on wings of
Disapproving preceptors
And all we’ve asked for
Will be provided
Arriving piece by piece untampered with