Desperate men in desperate times
Desperate choices with fear-filled minds
The will to live or even just survive
Drives a desperate fight for life
Ashes to ashes and dust to dust
Iron crumbles into rust
Flesh decays on shattered bones
Its secrets locked within the stones
Fight or flight; scratch and bleed
Wrong or right; want or need
Life resists the constant plunge toward death
Heart beats stronger with each struggling breath
Ashes to ashes and dust to dust
Iron crumbles into rust
Flesh decays on shattered bones
Its secrets locked within the stones
Secrets locked within the stones
Copyright 2018 Donald Paul Harris