Fallout
Hellish bodies tossed about,
The scornful mists arrive,
A mournful cry of faith
With bloody, calloused hands held high.
To try to grasp the blackened rain
As though to save a life.
All the human bodies do
Is hang onto the light.
When morning comes
We see again,
The soul that hangs above...
Our beds are shaken, hard, and damp,
The blankets all torn up.
Oh, how the ashes fill my mouth
When fear and love combine
And mingle in the river
Of the Holy and Divine.
The greatness that surrounds us,
The taste and smell of fame,
The touch of absolution,
As the angel's sword is trained.
The angled piercing glare
And the