Corvus

Author: Lasairiona Raske

Original post: https://forums.eveonline.com/t/yc-120-new-eden-capsuleers-writing-contest-corvus/70889

Entry for YC120 New Eden Capsuleer’s Writing Contest in the poetry category.

Circling wildly over the ravaged battlefield,
Glistening black harbingers of death.
Eviscerated corpses,
Casualties of a meaningless war.

Heaving for breath,
Leaning on his sword,
He waits.
He listens.

Collecting the souls of the departed,
He watches their flight,
Head dipped in reverence,
Wondering.

A weary ache besets his body,
Reminding him of his dislike for conflict.
Yet bound by oaths,
He fights on.

Cries of comrades and enemies
Haunt his dreams.
Waking nightmares.
Horrific echoing pleas for mercy, for death.

A flutter of wings,
Sharp talons in his shoulder.
They speak.
They remember.

We are one, they say.
We are one.
Protectors, soldiers,
Harbingers of death.