Smeared
A path of shattered hopes and dreams I walk upon, led by all that is unknown.
A kingdom set aflame by the fires of its own inner turmoil, the walls cracked the foundations shattered, the birds wail as they fly overhead stained by the fountains of gushing wine.
Smoke rises from the blazing kingdom into the charcoal smeared sky desolate of all mirth, hues of crimson linger upon the air watched by countless eyes.
Bodies draped in obscure shadows lay silently in the iron enriched soil, deprived of joy they withered, poisoned from hope they faded, until all that remained was a hollow shell of what once was.
Puddles of blood decorate my path as stepping stones, with every footstep taken a faint splash echoes. As I move forward streams of red paint intricate designs upon my skin, pale threads hang from my face as the poorly stitched segments begin to dissolve.
I stand before the heart of the kingdom; uncountable memories are engraved into its numerous walls, they crumble before me with every passing breath. It is beginning to rain, the fires cease from burning and the echoes begin to fade, as the corpses sink into the crimson soaked soil and all memories are consumed by obscurity. The mask upon my face is washing away, as my tears drip into oblivion.
3-21-06