Walk forth into the rivers of red Through blood that boils the soul He who hath sinned shall lay in the bed Of this scorching sanguineous stream Set into a blaze of burning misery Submerged in the searing blood they cause to flow For they themselves were once enforcers of human cruelty The sacrifice of mortal life remains Unforgiven enkindled fingers, frail and blackened Reach forth beseechingly Black plumes rise, smoke envelopes for the merciless wraith to endure Screams erupt like choirs in an off key hymn A deafening cacophony of sonorous din Perceived in the distance, carried in the wind Frenzied, embittered hands smother these Desperately grasping the threshold to the shores Hysteria takes hold Nameless crowds become enmeshed Wallowing in the crimson swamp The waters pulsate violently Churning and frothing fiery liquid Savage beasts await pesertion Circling along the banks Ferociously piercing all who should seek Release from their perennial agony Once more, plunged beneath the boiling surface Into the chaos below Burn, fallen images of tyranny, scourges of god Kings of bloodshed and despoilment