Sunday, May 30, 2021

The Choice

The trumpets sound.
Here they come. The terrors of the unknown.
Charging elephants. Monstrously huge. Monsters. There were none, you were told.
Their tusks glow. In the morning sun. Oh boy, here they come.
The trumpets sound. The light blinding your eyes.
The cataphracts to your left, their armor glittering in the morning sun. Oh boy, here they come.
The phalanx to your right, wheeling to take you in. Oh boy, here they come.
Backs to the river, the crocodiles relishing the meal to come. Oh...

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