Unknown Enemy

Shading my eyes
from the blasts of light
invading my eyelids,
I see battle smoke
rising on the near horizon.
I can hear the enemy
marching down upon us,
never out of step
in the endless rhythm of stomps.

I inch slowly forward
seeking desperate shelter
behind a small mould,
trying to shield myself
from the slew
of deadly cold metal.

Oh! That almost got me!
But the silent sigh of relief
left my lips midway
when I saw,
frozen in horror,
that it had hit my neighbour instead
who was crawling behind me
who lived in the nice house
beside mine
but now she will speak no more
except those last words
as the red flows freely.

I must hide, run, fly
from this disaster a-coming.
I still want to live
desperately clinging to a hope
that will be dashed soon,
a little too soon.

Why is this happening?
Why are they doing this to us?
For we had
done them no wrong
done them no injustice
great or small.

We were just simple people,
living simple contented lives.
Until this catastrophe landed
right upon our doorstep,
Life will never be the same again,
after this unknown enemy
has invaded our motherland
and spill our innocent blood.

Oh! Too late!
Too much thinking as usual.
I had delayed
my flight of escape a tad too long.
The steely metal
whizzed through the dull air
and pierced my breathless chest,
tore my flesh from bone to bone.
Ah! It is burning me inside...
I'm writhing in pain
but it gradually lessens
just before everything goes black.