the smoke and fire of the land

the scorching accusations

the screaming seething pain

the finer points of details

the clashes of the mind

the fierceness of the hearts

the love and the hate

the regurgitation of history

the spinning of stories

the press of metal against

everything and everyone

the sigh of an empty room

a door to nothingness

a void of memories

a shutting of eyes to sights

sounds of crying

in the distance

footsteps

be they friend or foe?